With International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8, SIA Research Analyst Francesca Profeta writes in the Staffing Stream on the need for women’s economic empowerment and equality in the workplace. “Women’s economic empowerment has many advantages. It increases economic diversification, income equality and, of course, shared prosperity,” Profeta writes. “According to Bloomberg, closing the gender gap could give the global economy a US$7 trillion boost!” Profeta’s full Staffing Stream post is available online.