A new IIE-AIFS Foundation book, Women in the Global Economy: Leading Social Change explores the landscape of women’s participation in the economy and the key role women play in fueling economic growth by creating stable societies. The book notes how investing in women is increasingly seen as a driver for social and economic development. 

The book is edited by Trish Tierney, Executive Director of IIE’s San Francisco office, who also oversees IIE’s Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives and directs innovative programs linking the power of women and the power of technology. 

Contributors to the publication include distinguished academics as well as leading intellectuals and practitioners in public policy, government and the non-profit sector.  

Chapters in the book include: 

• Gender and Development: Investing in Women and Girls
• Women as Social Entrepreneurs: A Case Study
• Women and the Informal Economy: Economic Actors and Global Leaders
• Bridging the Technology Gender Divide
• Yemeni Women: A Reading through the Papers of the Arab Spring
• The Intersection of Market-Based Approaches and Gender
• Women and the Global Social Network: Social Media and Women’s Economic Sustainability in the MENA Region
• Expanding Women’s Access to Capital and Microfinance

Click to learn more about Women in the Global Economy.  

On March 21, join Trish Tierney and three of the authors, social media expert Beth Kanter, along with Nuket Kardam and Fredric Kropp from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, for a panel discussion and book signing at IIE San Francisco. Visit the eventbrite page for details and to register. 

The books are available for purchase on the IIE Bookstore.