About the e-MFP GLI Action Group

The GLI Action Group was originally established within e-MFP as a way to bring more structure and momentum to a field that was gaining attention, but still lacked coordination.

In its early phase, the group convened a broad set of stakeholders- investors, financial institutions, technical assistance providers, and researchers - to share knowledge and explore how gender considerations could be more systematically integrated into financial services. It contributed to building awareness, surfacing emerging practices, and connecting actors who were often working in parallel.

It was clear from the AG’s membership and from conversations with various other stakeholders that there was appetite and value in a ‘one-stop-shop’ resource portal that is, crucially, maintained, curated, and user-filterable.

This is the result of this process. It is focused largely on GLI, rather than gender finance or women’s economic empowerment more broadly (although it will be a living thing, and its scope may expand as new resources are submitted and found). And so, this resource portal has two practical functions:

1. Organising and curating knowledge over time so it is easier to access and use; and
2. Amplifying practitioner experience, through case studies, blogs, and events that show what GLI looks like in practice.

We welcome feedback and suggestions, as well of course as new GLI resources that can be added to its library.

For information or to discuss anything about this Portal, please contact Sam Mendelson at smendelson@e-mfp.eu or gli@e-mfp.eu