Let Women Work: The Economic Case for Feminism

This article calls for the current US administration to make the elimination of restrictions on women’s economic participation a priority. The author highlights the prevalence of barriers preventing women from entering the work force around the world, in both developed and developing countries. She argues that not only would greater female economic participation further gender equality but it would also boost countries’ GDPs and drive growth. The author references India and Ethiopia as two countries that have worked to eliminate some of these barriers and the positive societal changes these efforts have had, but also notes that in some countries, such as Saudi Arabia, improvement is slow and more work is needed.