IMF’s Lagarde: Women In Workforce Key To Healthy Economies

As the first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde is among an elite group of people determining how money is saved, spent and invested worldwide.

It’s not the first time she’s been a “first.” Lagarde was France’s first female finance minister, and before that, the first woman to chair the global law firm Baker & McKenzie.

As part of NPR’s look at the Changing Lives of Women, Morning Edition’s Renee Montagne spoke with Lagarde about her career, and what the IMF is doing to encourage economic growth by promoting women in the workforce.
Interview Highlights: On the findings of a recent IMF study on women in the workforce
Women In Workforce Key To Healthy Economies