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G-SEARCh Social and Financial Performance Indicators
The Gender-Smart Enterprise Assistance Research Coalition (G-SEARCh) is a coalition of six impact investors committed to building the business case for investing with a gender... -
Gender Finance Booklet: Financial Centres for Sustainability Network 2023
The Gender Finance Booklet, developed by UNDP’s Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) Network and UN Women, and written by lead authors, Delfina Monteverdi and Manita Ray,... -
Gender Equity Assessment Rating (GEAR)
The Gender Equity Assessment Rating (GEAR) is a gender lens rating tool developed by Kiva that measures how financial service providers (FSPs) are incorporating gender equity in... -
Women Entrepreneurs Financing and Investment (We-FIT) toolkit
GIZ’s Women Entrepreneurs Financing & Investment (We-FIT) toolkit has been designed to bring together evidence, approaches, and examples on how to address the financing and... -
Gender Data and Analysis
Drawing on a sample of recent publications, this updated FinEquity guide provides a starting point for understanding (i) where to start (what data is available at global,... -
Bridging the Gender Gap in Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs through...
Drawing on recent publications and industry insights, this FinEquity Knowledge Guide brings together resources to 1) Understand the untapped opportunity that WMSME’s present for... -
Framing (and Reframing) Gender Key Messaging Guidelines
This report outlines language and terminology that is commonly used to frame conversations about gender lens investing. The purpose of laying out these frames is to make visible... -
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-... -
Blended Finance for Gender Lens Investing - Technical Brief
This practical guide, developed by Chemonics and DAI, examines the various applications of the blended finance structuring approach in the gender-lens investing field. The paper...