Building Economies That Keep Women Safe

At Foreign Policy’s Her Power summit, which took place during the UN General Assembly in New York, host Reena Ninan moderated two live conversations about how to build economies that keep women safe. The first is with Abigail Erikson, Chief of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and Girls, and Dr. Valeria Esquivel, Senior Employment Policies and Gender Specialist at the International Labour Organization. They are both experts on macroeconomic ways to reduce gender-based violence.  Then, Ninan spoke with Roxana Mînzatu, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs, and Preparedness. Mînzatu shared how she approaches gender equality and makes the case for policies that enable women to be safe and thrive.  This bonus episode of the Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women is supported by the Ford Foundation.  Guests interviewed: Abigail Erikson, Chief of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and Girls Dr. Valeria Esquivel, Senior Employment Policies and Gender Specialist at the International Labour Organization Roxana Mînzatu, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs, and Preparedness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices