In many states, laws and cultural practices still discriminate heavily against females (Image credit: Kate Fisher via Flickr)

Maplecroft CEO Alyson Warhurst, spoke this week at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia 2012 on the current global youth unemployment crisis and what can be done to remedy the situation.

The interview, which can be found here, focuses on adolescent girls and what can be done to aid their employment prospects, in terms of education and entrepreneurial activities.

In 2010, it was estimated by the U.N that there were almost 870million adolescent (aged 10-24 years old) girls on the planet, accounting for 12.7% of the global population. (more…)