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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... -
Women in the Workplace Report 2025
The 2025 Women in the Workplace report by Lean In and McKinsey & Company builds on a decade of longitudinal data examining women’s representation, advancement, and workplace... -
Women in the Workplace Report 2023
This annual report by Lean In and McKinsey & Company analyzes data from hundreds of U.S.-based companies to assess women’s representation, advancement, and workplace... -
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,... -
Bridging Gender and Finance: WUSC’S Approach to Inclusive Entrepreneurship...
This report by World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and Criterion Institute makes that case that while gender lens investing (GLI) is gaining momentum globally, there is a... -
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... -
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... -
Making Finance Work for Women (MFWW) Podcast Ep. 5: Gender Lens Investing: A...
This episode of the Making Finance Work for Women podcast explores gender-focused investment strategies and their role in ESG investing, with a focus on social impact. Sonja... -
The Gender Performance Checklist Guidance from a gender-intentional investor
This report and checklist draws on rich insights from six Gender Performance Studies (GPS) that Women’s World Banking Asset Management (WAM) conducted on their portfolio... -
Gender Lens Investing: Driving Financial Returns and Social Impact
This short blog by Women’s World Banking explains what Gender Lens Investing (GLI) is, how it works, and the experience of WWB Asset Management (WAM), which has invested... -
Caring for Tomorrow: A Guide to Investing in the Care Economy
The U.S. Care Economy faces growing demand due to demographic shifts yet, it remains underfunded and overlooked by investors and policymakers. This white paper highlights... -
Applying a Gender Lens to Climate Investing: An Action Framework
Women in Finance Climate Action Group (WIFCAG) led the development of this framework by reviewing existing gender specific and climate specific frameworks and data sources,... -
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,... -
Bringing a Gender Lens to Technical Assistance: New Research Reveals the...
This blog, published on Next Billion, outlines G-SEARCh and WDI’s research to understand the financial benefits and other business outcomes of their TA engagements, the social... -
GSEARCH Case Study: Sanergy - Ag Training
This case study examines a program implemented by Sanergy, a social venture in Kenya, from April 2021 to 2022. The program focused on providing gender-smart technical assistance... -
GSEARCH Case Study: PowerGen - Renewable Energy
This G-SEARCh consortium case study details PowerGen Renewable Energy's gender-focused marketing campaign in Sierra Leone, which aimed to encourage existing customers,...