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GEM 2022/2023 Women's Entrepreneurship: Challenging Bias and Stereotypes
This report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) analyzes women’s entrepreneurial participation across 49 economies, drawing on population surveys and national expert... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
The Mobile Gender Gap Report
While the gender gap in mobile internet adoption had been closing steadily, in 2024, the gender gap in mobile internet adoption remained relatively unchanged from the previous... -
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... -
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-...