Christine Lagarde : (3)

" In the 2013 Economists Program, we hired 51 percent women, 49 percent men. And the reason for that is that we have a draft from all over the world, and we’ve hired, for instance, in that group, a good number of Chinese economists – highly qualified, all Ph.D.s from the best universities of the world. And guess what? They’re all women. " - Christine Lagarde

" I’m very much a believer that it’s action that matters much more so than, you know, the flurry of political promises and statements and slogans that are used during political campaigns. " - Christine Lagarde

" I know this is economic jargon, but essentially, if you bring more women to the job market, you create value, it makes economic sense, and growth is improved. There are countries where it’s almost a no-brainer: Korea, Japan, soon to be China, certainly Germany, Italy. Why? Because they have an aging population. " - Christine Lagarde