The Zonta Club of Toronto, Canada, invited Dr. Bazlul Khondker, an internationally recognized economics scholar, to speak about the economic impact of violence against women.

Dr. Khondker holds a Master of Science degree in quantitative development economics and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Warwick. During the presentation, he shared insights from five reports he lead author for UN Women and the European Union examining how violence against women affects a country’s economy.

The discussion explored the reasoning behind the studies, the research methodology used and the findings from the reports. The research focused on five countries: Seychelles, Lesotho, Jamaica, Grenada and Guyana.

Dr. Khondker generously agreed to have the session recorded so it can be shared with other Zonta clubs. Watch the session here. Passcode: D!Uc&L0$