An updated take on "What We're Reading", the FinEquity team brings you a curated list of women's financial inclusion and economic empowerment content we've been consuming recently, from podcasts, new initiatives and articles to videos and social posts. 

In the second installment in our Leadership Insights series, Joanna Ledgerwood and Gareth Davies discuss why and what we expect to achieve when it comes to women’s economic empowerment through financial inclusion – that is, where are we going, how do we get there, and how do we know when we’ve arrived?

The November 2022 newsletter included a number of updates, including the announcement of our #FinEquity2023 annual meeting, recaps of two FinEquity webinars from October, a new Member Spotlight with Emily Akoth of AFR, a monthly round-up of WEE and WFI content our team has been enjoying and more. 

Emily Akoth, Gender and Inclusion Specialist for Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) sat down with us to discuss how social norms influence the financial behavior of women and market actors, the importance of designing women-centric products and services, influencing market actors to think responsively about the needs of women and much more. 

An updated take on "What We're Reading", the FinEquity team brings you a curated list of women's financial inclusion and economic empowerment content we've been consuming recently, from podcasts, new initiatives and articles to videos and social posts. 

A member guest blog by Rathi Mani-Kandt, Head of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion, CARE and Emma Langbridge, Entrepreneurship Communications Advisor, CARE.

The October 2022 newsletter included a number of updates, including the successful launch event for FinEquity Africa, two FinEquity webinars, a new gender norms diagnostic guidance document, a monthly round-up of WEE and WFI content our team has been enjoying and more. 

The processes used to design and distribute financial products—and the power dynamics underlying those steps—have significant effects on social and financial outcomes. Developing World Markets' assessment tool analyzes core business processes of inclusive financial institutions - they share some of their initial findings here. 

An updated take on "What We're Reading", the FinEquity team brings you a curated list of women's financial inclusion and economic empowerment content we've been consuming recently, from podcasts, new initiatives and articles to videos and social posts. 

The pace of digital transformation across the Caribbean has accelerated immensely since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments throughout the region have adopted digital processes to improve citizens’ experiences receiving payments - particularly women, and social protection programs have been at the forefront of this transformation. WFP Caribbean reflects on progress.