Nadereh Chamlou is a senior adviser in the office of the chief economist for the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region at the World Bank. Based in Washington DC, she was in Dubai on Monday to participate in a panel discussion at the Arab Women Leadership Forum. Here, she talks about women's participation in the workforce.
What was the main message you wanted to impart at the forum?
My main message is this: the next big push for growth is going to come from the employment and the better utilisation of women in the workforce. This is true of female potential in any economy, but is especially important in these [Mena] economies because labour market participation rates [of women] are fairly low.
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