The importance of overcoming these barriers to development was emphasized at a recent symposium (of which I was the chair) at Green Templeton College, Oxford. Fifty leaders from government, business, civil society, and academia identified gender inequality as the most urgent constraint to sustainable growth, social cohesion, and political stability, and agreed on the steps needed to address the issue effectively.
最近在牛津格林坦普顿学院举行的研讨会强调了克服这些发展障碍的重要性（我是研讨会的主席）。五十位来自政府、企业、公民社会和学界的领袖将性别不平等视为可持续发展、社会凝聚力和政治稳定性的最紧迫约束，并同意采取必要措施有效解决这一问题。