It's a question of not so much pushing the boys out of the picture, but making the whole frame bigger so that both men and women access the labor market, contribute to the economy, generate growth, have jobs, and so on. Christine Lagarde accessbigboy share on social
I know this is economic jargon, but essentially, if you bring more women to the job market, you create value, it makes economic sense, and growth is improved. There are countries where it's almost a no-brainer: Korea, Japan, soon to be China, certainly Germany, Italy. Why? Because they have an aging population. Christine Lagarde agingbrainerbring share on social
Very often as a little girl, then as a young woman, I have suffered my lot of discrimination. I was brought up with brothers; I grew up in a boys' world. You have to elbow your way in. When you come with that sentiment of having been in a minority for a long period of time, then you are much more attentive to minorities. Christine Lagarde attentiveboybring share on social
You know, when I sit in meetings and things are very tense and people take things extremely seriously and they invest a lot of their ego, I sometimes think to myself, 'Come on, you know, there's life and there's death and there is love.' And all of that ego business is nonsense compared to that. Christine Lagarde businesscomparedeath share on social
The financial industry is a service industry. It should serve others before it serves itself. Christine Lagarde financialindustryserve Change image and share on social
When my father passed away and then when later on I gave birth, those are sort of ground-breaking experiences that put everything else into perspective. Christine Lagarde birthbreakexperience Change image and share on social
The Europeans governments have massively changed the landscape in Europe. There is no doubt about it. They have put together the European Financial Stability Fund. They have discussed and approved the European Stability Mechanism. Christine Lagarde approvechangediscuss share on social
You are never wrong when you have voted because you've acted in accordance with your conscience and your beliefs, and you've exercised your democratic right, which is, you know, perfectly legitimate in our democracies. Christine Lagarde accordanceactbelief share on social
I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right. Christine Lagarde constantlydirectionimprove Change image and share on social
I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education. I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens. Christine Lagarde athenschairday share on social