‘Investing in
Gender Equality’ launch todayThe publication
‘Investing in Gender Equality; Global Evidence and the Asia
Pacific Setting’, by the United Nations Development Programme,
will be launched today at its Regional Office in Colombo.
This is the new discussion paper by the UNDP which provides
valuable quantitative evidence that supports a ‘business case’
for investments in equality. The publication urges the reader to
re- evaluate their own countries’ investments in women and girls
as vital interventions to economic growth and sustainable
development gains.
Since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration in 2000, a
mounting body of empirical evidence has demonstrated that
investments in gender equality have consistently paid off in
higher economic growth in addition to benefits in other areas
such as health sector.
