The cost of gender inequality

Yann Borgstedt
Entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Womanity

Many studies address the importance of women’s education and empowerment and there is great momentum to back up inequality with hard data, quantifying the negative impact of discrimination onto the gross domestic product (GDP) in developing countries.

“Money talks louder than words” and Yann Borgstedt skilfully combines entrepreneurship and philanthropy translating the gender gap into dollars, using social media and digital innovation to move benevolence to philanthropy 2.0.

Attend the lunch conference and hear the facts; they sound like a wake-up call to governments and entrepreneurs alike. Yann Borgstedt’s entrepreneurial skills have propelled Womanity among the top 200 NGO’s in the world, attracting thousands of donors, recently raising as much as CHF 2.6Mio in one gala event.

About Yann Borgstedt

Born and raised in Geneva and educated in the United States, Yann Borgstedt has created, invested in and managed a variety of diverse business activities in the field of real estate development and exhibition handling in France, England, United Arab Emirates and Switzerland.

In 2005, Yann founded Womanity, focusing on women’s education, training and development in Afghanistan, Brazil, India, the Middle East and North Africa.

Yann is on the board of the EDGE Certifier, Internews and has a small portfolio of social investments. He was welcomed by “Women Moving Millions” as the first European male member in recognition of his contribution to women’s empowerment.  He spoke at the 2013 TEDx CoventGardenWomen and received the BNP Paribas Award for Individual Philanthropy (Special Jury Prize) in May 2016. Yann is a member of YPO network (Young Presidents Organization).