*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE**LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD*An urgent analysis of global gender inequality and a passionately argued case for change by a pioneer in the movement for women`s economic empowerment.`A compelling and actionable case for unleashing women`s economic power.`MELINDA GATES`Passionate and timely.`CAROLINE CRIADO-PEREZ, OBSERVER`Shocking . . . a call to arms.`ADAM RUTHERFORD, BBC INSIDE SCIENCE`A rallying cry for global gender equality . . . blistering.` GUARDIAN`Scholarly and impassioned.` FINANCIAL TIMES`Pulls no punches.` IRISH INDEPENDENT`A searing analysis . . . vital.` TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT***FACT: Modern slavery is 71% female.FACT: 80% of the earth`s farmable surface is owned by men.FACT: UK women lose GBP140 billion a year in wages to the gender pay gap - the equivalent of GBP10,000 each.WHEN WE FAIL WOMEN, WE ALL LOSEFACT: Allowing women farmers the same resources as men would reduce the number of chronically hungry by up to 150 million.FACT: Giving female entrepreneurs in Britain equal access to capital would add GBP250 billion to the economy.FACT: The global economy`s wealth would be GBP160 trillion higher if the gender pay gap were closed.WHEN WE EMPOWER WOMEN, WE ALL WINThe Double X Economy describes both the shocking gender inequalities built into the global economy, and the collective power of women that could be harnessed to turn these around and combat humankind`s most pressing problems. Promoting women`s economic empowerment will dramatically boost social, financial and environmental conditions for everybody around the world. Provocative, accessible and game-changing, The Double X Economy is at once an expert analysis and an urgent call to action.ARE YOU READY?