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Editorial: growing gender lens investing in emerging markets
This editorial by Robino and Jackson examines the current state and future directions of gender lens investing (GLI) in emerging markets, highlighting persistent challenges... -
Best Practices for the Financing of Women MSMEs in Latin America and the...
This IDB report, authored by Cristina López Mayher, Karina Azar, and S. Gabriela Andrade, shares good practices that can be replicated by national development banks to enhance... -
Promoting Gender Equality through Performance-based Financial Incentives An...
This IDB Invest report aims to assess the impacts of Performance-Based Incentives (PBIs) within IDB Invest’s Blended Finance portfolio, with a focus on gender-related PBIs.... -
Delivering on the Promise of Gender Lens Investing (GLI) in Latin America...
This IDB Invest report explores the state of Gender Lens Investing (GLI) in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges of integrating... -
InvestHER: Pioneering Gender-Responsive Climate Finance
This FinDev hosted Grameen Foundation blog describes the InvestHER Climate Resilience Bond (InvestHER CRB) and technical assistance facility, designed by the Grameen Foundation,... -
Developing an index for measuring gender lens investing in organizations:...
This article, by Palomo-Vadillo, Ortega-Larrea, Bordonado-Bermejo, and De-Pablos-Heredero, introduces and validates the GLIMETRICS framework, a measurement tool designed to... -
Building the Business Case for Women’s Inclusive Financing in Last-Mile...
This toolkit, developed by ENERGIA (International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy), Get Invest and Distill Inclusion, brings together evidence, approaches, guidance,... -
Catalyzing Change in Equity Investing: Disruptive Models for Financing...
Investing in women entrepreneurs is an opportunity for entrepreneurs, investors, and other stakeholders to benefit from innovation and economic development. This report, by the... -
Pacific RISE as a Case Study of Gender Lens Investing: Influences on the Field
This case study examines how the Pacific RISE program applied a gender lens approach to impact investing in the Pacific amid limited awareness of GLI, narrow definitions of... -
How Investing with a Gender Lens Can Benefit Sri Lanka’s Social and Economic Recovery
This paper was developed by Criterion Institute in partnership with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) for the GRIT project (Growth, Resilience, Investment and... -
What Enables Her Business to Grow: A New Segmentation Framework
Developed by ConsumerCentriX, the Argidius Foundation, Dutch Good Growth Fund, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), this framework aims to help financial and non-... -
What Enables Her Business to Grow: A Practitioner Toolkit to Implement a New...
This Toolkit, which accompanies the Women-owned/led Small and Medium Enterprise (WSME) Segmentation Report, provides a step-by-step guide, enabling local financial... -
Addressing Gender Norms to Increase Financial Inclusion: Designing for Impact
This Technical Guide from CGAP advocates for funders to use the market system development approach and proactively take gender norms into account when working to increase... -
CERISE-SPI4 ALINUS (Aligning investors due diligence to the Universal Standards)
CERISE-SPI4 ALINUS (Aligning investors due diligence to the Universal Standards) is a social performance data collection and analysis tool developed by CERISE and the Social... -
Project Catalyst Tracking gender lens investing activity in private markets
This report serves as a snapshot of the activity of gender lens funds in private markets. It is aimed primarily at fund managers, Limited Partners, ecosystem builders, and... -
Gender-smart climate finance: the policy angle
This report by 2x Global explores the connection between gender and climate finance, focusing on the importance of gender-smart investments in the broader climate finance and...