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The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women’s Empowerment

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59

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

83/100

Critics

36/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Linda M. Scott

Publisher:

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Date:

July 21, 2020

An examination of women's economic empowerment.

What The Reviewers Say

Caroline Criado-Perez,
The Observer (UK)
... the coronavirus outbreak has made Scott’s message more urgent than ever.
Gaby Hinsliff,
The Guardian (UK)
What [Scott] brings to this relatively well-worn argument is a global perspective, drawing on often fascinating vignettes from the African and Bangladeshi villages in which she has worked, but also a rallying cry against blaming women for things that are not their fault.
Jenny Hamilton,
Booklist
Researcher and activist Scott examines how male financial domination holds back economic growth, assembling a breathtaking array of data and case studies from settings as disparate as rural Ugandan schools and the board rooms of venture capitalists.
Heather Boushey,
The New York Times Book Review
... powerful stories.