Around the world, 2 billion people remain unbanked and women lag behind men in terms of access to formal accounts, credit, and savings products. FinEquity, a community of practice to empower women through financial inclusion, is convened by CGAP. It provides facilitated platforms to share experiences, identify key challenges, document and discuss emerging good practices, and solve common problems associated with increasing equitable access to and use of a broad range of financial services. Learn More

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A joint FinEquity Africa/DFI working group has been discussing how gender-intentional product design in Africa is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for closing the gender gap in financial inclusion. In this blog, FinEquity Africa's Regional Facilitator, Tariro Nyimo, shares some insights from the working group, drawing on examples such as Tyme Bank's community-focused approach and the partnership between Advans and CARE in Côte d'Ivoire. 

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Economic abuse against women and girls is a critical issue that's often overlooked, yet it profoundly impacts their financial independence and empowerment. In this second installment of the financial abuse mini blog series, FinEquity's Swati Mehta Dhawan, reflects on the role of the financial service providers and how they can effectively address financial abuse against women and girls.

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The concept of financial abuse of women and girls remains an unexplored area within the financial services sector. In our first installment of the financial abuse mini blog series, Grameen Foundation's Senior Research Director, Bobbi Gray, introduces the subject, provides a working definition, and shares insights on the topic from their work in Honduras.

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This webinar introduced the concept of economic abuse against women and girls, discussed a working definition, and provided insights from work by Grameen Foundation, Surviving Economic Abuse UK, and IFC in this sector.

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Seven of FinEquity's WEE Co-Lab partners tested a draft WEE measurement questionnaire, based on a background paper published last year. This webinar shared experiences from the the Co-Lab participants, the final set of indicators as well as guidance on how to incorporate the indicators into your organization's measurement of WEE. 

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Hosted by FinEquity and the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), this webinar provided a comprehensive understanding into the concept of Gender Lens Investing, exploring the expected outcomes and potential challenges for financial inclusion players engaged in this field.

Latest Publications

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This review summarizes the impact of such interventions as graduation programs and cash transfers, as well as variations in design and delivery, on economic, and non-economic outcomes among female recipients.

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The Literature Review delves into the landscape of women-owned nano and micro-enterprises in India, Kenya, and Uganda, summarizing the existing knowledge and gaps, with the aim of unlocking more capital and effectively meeting these enterprises' financial and non-financial needs.

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This report presents an investigation into how social norms impact rural women’s and youth’s ability to access and use formal financial products and services in Malawi.