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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... -
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 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... -
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... -
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... -
Case Study: Gender Smart Products and Marketing
Gender Smart Products and Marketing' is a case study that details how ILU equipped the CFE Panama team with the tools and capacities to build and implement gender smart business... -
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... -
Veritas: Unlocking finance for women entrepreneurs in India
This case study focuses on Veritas Finance (Veritas), an Indian non-financial banking company (NBFC) with a mission to foster financial inclusion for micro, small and medium-... -
Insitor Partners: Becoming a recognised leader in gender-smart investing and...
Insitor Partners is a woman-led fund manager dedicated to improving accessibility and affordability of basic goods and services for low-income communities across South and... -
Women and Equitable Growth in a Resource‑Constrained World: Unleashing...
This paper from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation emphasizes the need to reform development finance systems to ensure women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa gain access... -
Upaya Social Ventures
This case study by 2x Global focuses on Upaya Social Ventures, which was founded in India in 2011 on the premise that creating sustainable, dignified jobs for those in the... -
Asili Agriculture: Building Resilience and Competitive Advantage in...
This case study by 2x Global focuses on an Asili, an integrated food security platform in Uganda, which helps farmers sustainably increase their agricultural outputs and...