New York, 11 August 2012 As the Olympic Games sets a new record for gender equity with all 205 participating nations sending at least one woman to compete Ernst & Young launches a white paper on how to break down the barriers for women both on and off the sports field.
The white paper,High achievers: recognizing the power of women to spur business and economic growth, focuses on the foundation that women have established in sports; the impact they are now making in all segments of business and society; and the work that remains. It also examines the anticipated impact of women as the largest emerging market in the world, with women’s global incomes growing from US$13 trillion to US$18 trillion in the next five years that incremental US$5 trillion is almost twice the growth in GDP expected from China and India combined.
Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair of Public Policy at Ernst & Young, comments: “How can we harness the immense potential of women for the improvement of society and the economy Supporting their participation in sports and education, leading initiatives that increase their presence in senior leadership and on corporate boards, and helping them to start and grow their companies, are a few ways to level the playing field.
