Anne W. Kamau, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Pamhidzayi Berejena Mhongera, Katherine Sierra and Rebecca Winthrop | March 2, 2012 11:10am

International Women's Day: Women in Development

Thursday, March 8 is International Women's Day and this year's UN theme for the day is "Empower Rural Women—End Hunger and Poverty."

At the Brookings Global Economy and Development program, my colleagues and I analyze different aspects of development and the fight to end global poverty. Empowering women and girls by providing them access to good quality education and learning opportunities is a critical part of my research and the broader challenge to end poverty in developing countries.

In honor of International Women's Day, we have put together a few short videos on the theme of "Women in Development." We will be posting one video a day until International Women's Day on March 8.

In each video, a different Brookings scholar discusses how issues of gender impact global development and poverty. We also answer some personal questions, such as "what woman has inspired us most" and "what has been the biggest challenge we have faced related to our gender."

We hope that you will find these videos as useful contributions to this year’s celebration of International Women’s Day.

– Rebecca Winthrop

Anne Kamau:

Pamhidzayi Berejena Mhongera:

Mwangi Kimenyi:

Katherine Sierra:

Rebecca Winthrop:

Anne W. Kamau

Africa Research Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Anne W. Kamau is an Africa research fellow in the Africa Growth Initiative. Her work focuses on macroeconomics, banking and finance, macro modelling and forecasting.

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Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Director, Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

@MwangiKimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative. The founding executive director of the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (1999-2005), he focuses on Africa's development including institutions for economic growth, political economy, and private sector development.

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Pamhidzayi Berejena Mhongera

Guest Scholar, Center for Universal Education; Projects Manager, MicroKing Savings and Credit Company
Katherine Sierra

Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Katherine Sierra is a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development program who focuses on climate change, with a particular emphasis on the issues and policies in the developing world. Ms. Sierra has more than 30 years experience as a development professional, previously serving as a senior executive at the World Bank.

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Rebecca Winthrop

Director, Center for Universal Education

Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

@rebeccawinthrop

Dr. Winthrop works to promote access to quality education for young people in developing countries. She advises governments, foundations, and corporations on education and development issues, and provides guidance to a number of important education policy actors, including the UN and World Bank.

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