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Making Finance Work for Women (MFWW) Podcast Ep. 13: Making History – The...
This episode of the Making Finance Work for Women podcast explores the groundbreaking Global Gender-Smart Fund (GGSF), the largest gender lens fund in history, with Ruurd... -
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... -
Women Changing Finance Podcast
The podcast "Women Changing Finance", hosted by Krisztina Tora, is about the people reshaping finance for the better. Through real-life examples and deeply personal stories,... -
Investing to Advance Women: A Guide for Individual and Institutional Investors
In this brief report, US SIF (Sustainable Investment Forum) presents summary information on the socioeconomic status of women in the United States and globally, the challenges... -
Tanzania: 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 features a $30 M USD social bond... -
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... -
Breaking the Gender Bias in Finance
Toronto Centre joined the global community in 2022 to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) by commemorating women’s achievements, reflecting on progress made and advocating... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
In Focus: Gender and Impact Investing 2024
This Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) report highlights findings from its 2024 Impact Investor Survey of 305 organizations across 39 countries. It analyzes the progress... -
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,... -
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... -
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... -
Arise: Empowering women in a male-dominated sector in Gabon
This Case study highlights British International Investment (BII's) work with ARISE, a company which manage infrastructure and logistics services across Africa, including... -
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... -
Fortune Credit: Catalyzing Economic Empowerment of the Kenyan Rural Population
This case study is by AlphaMundi Group (AMG), an impact investment firm dedicated to promoting social inclusion and sustainable economic transformation in Africa and Latin...