The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Empowering Women

An urgent analysis of global gender inequality and a passionately argued case for change by a pioneer in the movement for women's economic empowerment.

'A compelling and actionable case for unleashing women's economic power' Melinda Gates

Women's economic development expert Linda Scott coined the paradigm-shifting concept of the 'double X economy' to describe the shocking gender inequalities built into our global economy and the collective power of women that could be harnessed to combat those inequalities.

Drawing on a wealth of sources, including radical original research and vivid case studies, Scott reveals how economic subordination and exclusion are systemic for women in the developing and developed worlds. He shows that by pulling women in as equal economic participants, we could address many of humankind's most pressing problems.

Provocative, accessible, and potentially game-changing, The Double X Economy is the feminist answer to Jeffrey Sach's The End of Poverty: both a work of expert analysis and an urgent call to action.