A timely call to action for women's empowerment by the influential co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation identifies the link between women's equality and societal health, sharing uplifting insights by international advocates in the fight against gender bias.-- Publisher.

Papers presented at a Gender, Race, Economics, and Public Policy conference coordinated by the New School for Social Research.

Are you ready for the next global economic disruption? Blind Spots outlines the way forward for companies who want to get early-mover advantage on this new $28 trillion economy. This powerful market has remained untapped, ignored and underserved despite the fact it is more economically powerful than India and China together — twice over and continues to rise. Women: they drive the majority of our purchases, they're outpacing men in graduate education...