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
As part of the #FinEquity2024 Annual Meeting blog series, we reflect on key takeaways from FinEquity Africa 2024 Convening, the first Convening for the FinEquity Africa Community of Practice.
The number of countries sharing gender-specific financial data significantly increased from 35 to 83 in 2023, signaling a global commitment to enhancing Gender-Disaggregated Data (GDD). This blog shares global success stories, challenges and lessons learned in gender-disaggregated data utilization.
As part of the #FinEquity2024 Annual Meeting blog series, we reflect on key takeaways from the two-day event which explored how financial services can help women build resilience in the face of climate shocks and global volatility.
In this workshop, FinEquity, FAW, and RISE explored how gender-intelligent design can play a meaningful role in advancing women’s financial inclusion.
This clinic examined how financial service providers (FSPs) can use financial diaries research to design and improve product offerings for women.
This workshop featured one of the key tools from FinEquity's resource guide on gender diversity and leadership.
Latest Publications
This guide introduces a gender-lens analytical framework for lenders to determine whether lending decisions and outcomes in their portfolios differ by gender and, if so, how.
This study highlights the approach used to enable women to access credit and develop income-generating activities that contribute to their empowerment and give them access to microcredit.
The 2022 CGAP Funder Survey looks at the latest trends in international funding for financial inclusion. Understanding the funding landscape can support better funding decisions and coordination, and ultimately lead to better outcomes for underserved people worldwide.