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The SME Gender Growth Acceleration (SG2X) Playbook
The USAID/Renew SME Gender Growth Acceleration Playbook provides a practical guide for fund managers and ecosystem actors seeking to strengthen the performance and scalability... -
Being Bold: Case Studies on Women's Business Leadership in Sierra Leone and Liberia
This International Finance Corporation (IFC) report presents case studies of women business leaders in Sierra Leone and Liberia, examining how women-led enterprises navigate... -
Renew Capital: Driving Towards a Gender-Smart Economy in Ethiopia
This case documents Renew Capital’s ecosystem approach to gender lens investing in Ethiopia, combining investment facilitation, training, and market-building interventions.... -
Supivaa: Empowering WSMEs Through the Power of AI
This case highlights how Supivaa uses AI-driven tools to address one of the core constraints facing women-led SMEs (WSMEs): lack of access to finance. The model centres on... -
Series of GLI Case Studies: Canada Forum for Impact Investment and...
This series of brief case studies, developed by Canada Forum for Impact Investment and Development's (CAFIID's) Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice in 2023 and 2024,... -
4 ways investors can help women entrepreneurs thrive by adopting a gender...
In this short article, World Economic Forum outlines four ways investors can empower women entrepreneurs by adopting a gender lens approach to investing, drawing on lessons... -
The Case for Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
This case study highlights the importance of investing in women entrepreneurs to build equitable, resilient, and prosperous economies in the face of global disruptions such as... -
Argentina: Social bond issued by a social enterprise
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, this case study features two Social Bonds (each $1 M USD), issued in 2023 on the Bolsas y Mercados... -
Morocco: Social bond issued by a commercial bank
Part of series developed by UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Devlopment, this case study highlights an innovative financing... -
Gender-lens investment: The state of women in 2025
This report by UBS looks at the state of women in the world, seeking to understand the remaining barriers to attaining gender equality and progress thus far. It focuses on... -
Women’s Economic and Financial Resilience - Measurement Framework and Toolbox
This report and toolkit by the TPSD/E Facility, an advisory service of the European Commission (EC), presents practical solutions and evidence-based approaches to strengthen the... -
Mainstreaming Gender Lens Investing in the Financial Sector in Argentina
This report by Pro Mujer illuminates best practices from leading stakeholders and provides actionable recommendations to bridge the gaps in women’s inclusion both in the... -
Disruptive Roles in Gender Lens Investing in Kenya
Plan International’s research provides an in-depth assessment of the gender lens investing market in Kenya. This report builds on existing research through consultations with... -
Bridging the Finance Gap for Women Entrepreneurs: Insights from Academic and...
This OECD report examines the issues and policy solutions used around the world to develop women’s entrepreneurship financing. It is aligned with the principles ofthe OECD... -
Gender Lens Investing Series: Sourcing
This tool is part of a series of three tools developed by MIT D-Lab and Intellecap following a co-design sprint organized to address common challenges faced by impact investors... -
Gender Lens Investing Landscape - Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities in...
This is Kiva's 2021 survey of the emerging markets GLI landscape, through analysis of sector-wide microfinance data, and interviews of key industry stakeholders to identify gaps... -
Shining the Spotlight – Gender-Lens Investments Enable Women Entrepreneurs...
This case study profiles Sarmayacar Ventures, one of Pakistan’s first early stage venture funds, which primarily invests in tech-enabled businesses. The fund has a portfolio of... -
Closing the Gender Finance Gap Through the Use of Blended Finance
IFC's Closing the Gender Finance Gap Through the Use of Blended Finance was produced to help public and private sector actors including governments, foundations, financial... -
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... -
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...