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FinEquity LinkedIn Dialogue on #GenderNorms

You are invited to join a two‑week asynchronous LinkedIn group discussion on Gender Norms and Women’s Financial Inclusion! Join the FinEquity LinkedIn Group here. Discussion dates: February 23 – March 6, 2026.

Host: FinEquity, CGAP
Asynchronous on LinkedIn
Podcast

What's Next for Financial Inclusion? Unpacking Findex 2025

Join top voices in the financial inclusion space to unpack the latest Findex findings and map the path forward toward development outcomes.

CGAP
Paper

Inclusive Pensions for an Aging World: Evidence and Strategies for Engaging Informal Workers

This Working Paper reviews how different countries have designed pension schemes for informal workers. It focuses on contributory schemes for the “missing middle”: informal workers with sufficiently stable incomes to save for old age but who lack access to suitable pension options.
Clément Joubert, Jessica Meckler, Simrin Makhija, Lili Vessereau, CGAP
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Regulating Financial Innovation: What Does It Take?

This working paper introduces vision-guided regulation as an approach that helps financial sector regulators harness innovation for inclusive finance.
Ivo Jeník, Denise Dias, Mehmet Kerse, Stefan Staschen, CGAP
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Pathways to Financial Inclusion for Young Women: Opportunities for Financial Service Providers and Funders

Based on research in Ghana and Tanzania, this Focus Note presents key opportunities for FSPs and funders to meet the real financial needs of young women aged 15-24.
Rani Deshpande, Antonique Koning, CGAP
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Safeguarding Financial Inclusion During Crises: Lessons for Policymaking

This paper offers guidance to financial safety-net authorities on designing crisis response measures that both restore financial stability and safeguard financial inclusion.
Camila Quevedo-Vega, Jorge Mario Uribe, Sai Krishna Kumaraswamy, CGAP
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Competition for Financial Inclusion: A Conceptual Framework

The insights in this paper point to the importance of financial authorities applying an intentional competition lens and offer an analytical framework to help deliver more inclusive and resilient financial systems.
Sai Krishna Kumaraswamy, Marcel Beer Kremnitzer, CGAP
Paper

Building Rural Women’s Climate Resilience: Seven Business Drivers Delivering Commercial Value

As climate pressures rise, strengthening rural women’s resilience is critical for their livelihoods and for the long-term viability of the rural businesses that serve them. This paper identifies seven practical business drivers that simultaneously strengthen rural women’s climate resilience and business performance.

Edel Were, Rashmi Pillai, Larissa Shnayder, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Jamie Anderson, CGAP
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From Safety Net to Springboard

This paper explores how integrating inclusive finance with social protection can drive climate action and build resilience.

Joep Roest, Liza Diane Gordin, Swati Sawhney, CGAP
Guide / Toolkit

From Insights to Interventions: Addressing Gender Norms in Women’s Financial Inclusion

This Guide introduces a structured, field-tested approach to uncover how gender norms shape market actor behavior, to help development actors move beyond symptoms to address the root causes of women’s financial exclusion.

Joanna Ledgerwood, Antonique Koning, Nisha Singh, Sophie Mills, CGAP