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Let’s scale up women participation in growing the formal economy

Businesswoman at the office [Courtesy]

The notion that women tend to spend more than men on their families has been validated by several studies. According to UN Women, women’s economic empowerment “boosts productivity, increases economic diversification and income equality in addition to other positive development outcomes.” 

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