Designing industrial policy for gender equality

Industrial policy plays a central role in shaping how economies grow—but the sectors governments support, the firms they finance, and the skills they prioritize can either reinforce existing inequalities or help close them. So what would it take to design industrial policy that actively advances gender equality? Valeria Esquivel of the International Labour Organization and Jennifer Castañeda-Navarrete of the University of Cambridge discuss how gender-responsive industrial policy can be designed and implemented—and why it matters for inclusive and sustainable growth. Script:

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Designing industrial policy for gender equality is an episode from Asia's Developing Future by Asia's Developing Future.

This episode is 00:14:19 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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