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10Sep

Women in leadership: accelerating development outcomes

Hosted by LSE's Hub for Equal Representation in the Economy, the World Bank Group and the Gates Foundation
In-person and online public event (LSE campus)
Thursday 10 September 2026 9am to Friday 11 September 2026 - 6pm

Speakers

Amanda Clayton
Pande

This conference examines how women’s leadership influences economic, political and social outcomes & how leadership barriers can be overcome.

Bringing together leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners from around the world, this two-day conference will examine how women's leadership shapes economic, political and social outcomes, and what policies and interventions can expand women's access to leadership roles.

This inaugural Women in Leadership: Accelerating Development Outcomes Conference brings together leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners from around the world, this two-day conference will examine how women's leadership shapes economic, political and social outcomes, and what policies and interventions can expand women's access to leadership roles.

Across keynote lectures, research presentations and panel discussions, participants will explore evidence from around the world on the barriers women face in attaining leadership positions, the effectiveness of policies designed to increase representation, and the broader impacts of women's leadership on development outcomes.

View the conference programme.

The conference is also taking part in partnership with the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Center for Global Development (CGD), Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR), Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) and Women in Economics in Latin America and the Caribbean (WELAC).

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