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Case Study

Case Studies of Multisectoral Approaches to Integrating Digital Financial Services for Women’s Financial Inclusion

This case study explores whether the use of DFS can be used to accelerate women’s financial inclusion and reduce gender inequality in sectors other than financial service - health, agriculture and MSME. 

Paper

Business Her Own Way: Creating Livelihoods Through Informal Online Commerce

This Focus Note outlines the characteristics of informal online commerce (IOC), maps the personas of the women who engage in it, and provides guidance to funders looking to support women to generate livelihoods through IOC.

Paper

Understanding Micro- and Small-Growth Entrepreneurs in Vietnam, Pakistan and Peru

This report provides an overview of "the current state of strivers" across these countries with an aim to understand the emerging unmet needs through market assessments.

Guide / Toolkit

Risk Sharing Facilities: Mobilizing Finance for Women-Led MSMEs

Toolkit for policymakers, regulators, supervisors involved in the formulation and implementation of policy and regulation that advance access to finance for women-led MSMEs

Paper

Are Pakistan’s Women Entrepreneurs Being Served by the Microfinance Sector?

Evaluating the impact and outreach of Pakistan’s microfinance sector on its women entrepreneurs
Paper

Productive Safety Nets for Women in Extreme Poverty: Lessons from Pilot Projects in India and Pakistan

SOAS Discussion Paper: Analyzing Programme Implementations in West Bengal, India and Sindh, Pakistan
Paper

Does a Picture Paint a Thousand Words? Evidence from a Microcredit Marketing Experiment

Examining the impact of psychological cues on women's take up of credit
Paper

From Micro to Small and Medium Enterprise: Catering to the Evolving needs of Female Clients

Paper presented at the 2011 Global Microcredit Summit, November 14-17, 2011, Valladolid, Spain
Paper

Evaluating the Impact of Microcredit on Women's Empowerment In Pakistan

Does access to credit enhance poor women's role in household decision making?