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Video: Felicia Knaul and Susan Segal Open #womenASCOA Miami

Gender diversity is an economic emperative, said the female leaders at AS/COA's annual forum in Miami.

Speakers:

  • Nancy Anderson Bolton, Senior Director, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
  • Dr. Felicia Knaul, Director, University of Miami Institute for Advanced Studies of the Americas
  • Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

If men and women participated in the workforce at the same rate, we could add $12 trillion to the global economy, said Felicia Knaul in her opening remarks of 5th Annual AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network Forum in Miami. Knaul shared her research on the disparity between men and women in the workforce, also touching upon the subject of harassment.

Hear more from Knaul and Segal in this Latin America in Focus podcast episode.

Learn more about the AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network.

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