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Women are the most wasted resource in the world
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That was the name of a debate organised by the Economist in Amsterdam recently. Attracted by the title, Natasha Gunn goes along, hoping to learn something new.
Chairing the event, Vendeline Von Bredow, European Business Editor of The Economist, said that over the last half century the percentage of women in paid work in both developing and developed economies has risen dramatically, and women's increased employment in developed economies, where women now produce just below 40 percent of official GDP, has added more to global growth in recent decades than China has. 
The gloomy picture is that worldwide, notably in developing economies, too many women are still excluded from paid work, and many others do not make the best use of their skills; a state of affairs which stunts economic growth.
Stereotypes
Responding to the main question, 'how can women's resources be better utilised by societies?' Naema Tahir, human rights lawyer at the Council of Europe and writer, spoke about how women firstly need women to liberate themselves from "damaging stereotypical images".
For instance women in Muslim societies may have the freedom of choosing whether to wear a veil or not, but it becomes a sign of "how women show they feel free to be obliged to wear a veil."
It's all about how are women expected to behave according to male-defined conditions, especially in developing economies, said Tahir. "Women are not expected to rise to the top, so they rise to these expectations of not rising. Women instead bear the burden of motherhood and childbearing," she said.
Over- not under-used
Nick Isles, director of advocacy and marketing at The Work Foundation argued that rather than being over-utilised, women are the most overused resource in the world.
"Are women purely economic agents?" he asked, noting that women are fully utilised if we also look at social, cultural, emotional spheres.
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