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Book SynopsisDelve into gender lens investing and the reality of the female economy Women today are an unparalleled force in the global economyas successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives and family breadwinners. Yet gender-based violence, the absence of women''s legal rights and the persistent wage gap stubbornly remain. This paradox creates an unprecedented and underexplored opportunity for investors.
Gender Lens Investing, co-authored by Jackie VanderBrug, Managing Director and Joseph Quinlan, Managing Director and Chief Market Strategist, of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, is the first book of its kind to examine, in-depth the advantages of integrating gender into investment analysis. While other books speak to growing numbers and influence of women, Gender Lens Investing moves from economic trends to financial strategy.
- Learn why gender is material to economic prosperity and investment performance
- Explore ways to
Table of Contents
Prologue xi
Acknowledgments xxi
About the Authors xxv
Chapter 1 Womenomics and the Measures That Matter 1
Chapter 2 It’s the Women, Stupid 13
Chapter 3 Womenomics Goes Global 37
Chapter 4 From Womenomics to Gender Lens Investing 57
Chapter 5 New Paths to Capital 77
Chapter 6 Inside and Outside the Workplace 105
Chapter 7 Getting Beyond Pink 133
Chapter 8 A New Field in Motion 159
Chapter 9 A Start That’s Here to Stay 187
Index 203
