Saadia Zahidi, Author of "50 Million Rising: The New Generation of Working Women Transforming the Muslim World," discusses the rise of Muslim women in the workplace. In the last decade, the number of Muslim working women grew from 100 million to 150 million. She talks about the importance of governments realizing the market potential of these women entering the workforce. She tells the story of a 29-year-old woman who created an app to address traffic gridlock.

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