The global impact of education empowered women in emerging economies | PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour | 31 May 2018
The spread of education across developing nations is transforming global inequalities and playing a key role in closing the gender gap. Economics correspondent Paul Solman sits down with the Indian economist Surjit Bhalla and sociologist Ravinder Kaur to discuss Bhalla’s book, “The New Wealth of Nations,” as well as the backlash to increasing equality. This coverage explains the nuances and cultural evolution in accordance with India’s increasingly inclusive and wider educational reach.