Speakers

Mrs Nadereh   Chamlou
Advisor, Women & Economics - Cawtar/GERPA, and former Senior Advisor, The World Bank

Biography:

Nadereh Chamlou is an international development advisor and a former Senior Advisor of the World Bank, where she worked for over three decades in technical, coordination, managerial, and advisory functions in diverse sectors and geographical regions. She authored seminal reports on topics of corporate governance, private sector development, and gender and economic development. She serves on the advisory committee of several academic institutions in Europe, and the boards of several international NGOs, including the Center for Arab Women Training and Research (CAWTAR). She a graduate of Georgetown University and received the 2015 The International Alliance for Women’s “Making a Difference” global award.

"How data and analytical research is advancing the women’s empowerment agenda"

Women’s equality and empowerment were traditionally seen as realms of culture, religion, and social norms that did not lend themselves to quantitative analyses. But, the last 10-15 years have witnessed an emergence of new methodologies and better data that help to estimate the cost of wide-ranging dimensions of gender inequality: from access to education and health, to infrastructure, violence, conflict, climate change, access to jobs and political leadership, among others. This growing evidence-based literature is convincing policymakers to be more decisive in tackling centuries-long barriers that marginalized half the population. Though a promising start, far more is needed.