U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote”: Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative
Rahima Kandahari, acting director of the Office of Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State, discusses the launch of the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative, which aims to “ensure women around the world are empowered and have the resources needed to meaningfully participate in, contribute to, and benefit from economic opportunities. … W-GDP is the U.S. government’s first integrated approach to global women’s economic empowerment across multiple U.S. government departments and agencies” (2/8).