The Double X Economy : The Epic Potential of Empowering Women

Resumen del libro

An urgent analysis of global gender inequality and a passionately argued case for change by a pioneer in the movement for women's economic empowerment. Women's economic development expert Linda Scott coined the paradigm-shifting concept of the 'double X economy' to describe both the shocking gender inequalities that are built into our global economy, and the collective power of women that could be harnessed to combat those inequalities. Drawing on a wealth of sources including radical original research and vivid case studies, Scott reveals how economic subordination and exclusion are systemic for women in the developing and the developedworlds; and shows that by pulling women in as equal participants in the economy, we could address many of humankind's most pressing problems. Provocative, accessible and potentially game-changing, The Double X Economy is the feminist answer to Jeffrey Sach's The End of Poverty: both a work of expert analysis and an urgent call to action.

Biografía del autor

Linda Scott es una pionera en el desarrollo de una teoría económica igualitaria y la primera académica en acuñar un término para describir el peso de la economía global de las mujeres. Su papel como profesora de Negocios e Innovación en Oxford y como consultora en multinacionales, gobiernos y ONGs la ha hecho merecedora de un puesto en el top 25 de Global Thinkers de la revista Prospect.