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These episodes are meant to capture the role of luck and privilege in my life, as an American during America’s near-hegemon years, and as a woman in a period of growing opportunities for women.
In 2022, the UK government spent £12.8 billion on Official Development Assistance (ODA, or simply ‘aid’ in shorthand). That was equivalent to 0.51 percent of national income—a whisker above the current target level of 0.5 percent.
It’s been 25 years since I worked at an IFI and yet women still represent only about 30 percent of senior management in these institutions. Worse, almost none of the world’s major multilateral banks has had a female president in all that time.