G7 Development Ministers' Meeting Focuses on Empowering Women and Girls
June 03, 2018
June 03, 2018
WHISTLER, British Columbia, June 3 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release:
Advancing gender equality is the most effective approach to eradicating extreme poverty and building a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. Recent estimates indicate that countries are losing $160 trillion in wealth because of differences in lifetime earnings between women and men. Canada and its G7 partners have a shared commitment to strength . . .
Advancing gender equality is the most effective approach to eradicating extreme poverty and building a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. Recent estimates indicate that countries are losing $160 trillion in wealth because of differences in lifetime earnings between women and men. Canada and its G7 partners have a shared commitment to strength . . .