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"Data from the IMF shows that closing the gender gap between the workforce participation of men and women in the United States would increase the nation’s gross domestic product by 5%.”

"The Increase of working-age women with full-time jobs from 28.6% to 40.7% from 1979 to 2014, was responsible for $1.7 trillion in economic output → 11% of economy as a whole."

"Closing the gender wage gap could increase the economy by 3 to 4 percentage points."

"Immigrants make up 13% of US population, 16% of workforce, 14.7% of US economic output."

"In 1970, fewer than 1% of US marriages were interracial, by 2008, they were more than 15% ."

"Men account for 83% of directors, executive producers, writers, cinematographers, and editors for the 250 most profitable films in the US in 2014."

"Women own 89% of American bank accounts, 51% of personal wealth, about 80% of women are solely responsible for family’s financial decisions at some point."

"Film studio unit heads are 96% white, 61% male."

"Women control about 2/3rds of annual spending in the US."

"US ranks 10th in the world for board diversity."