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The report aims to reflect the diverse range of gender lens investing models and practices while also highlightingthe potential challenges and contradictions they pose to feminist agendas. In this context, the report considershow impact funds can strengthen gender lens investing (GLI) to pave the way for inclusive and sustainabledevelopment that leaves no woman or girl behind. With this report, UN Women calls on collective action and invites all stakeholders to join our efforts to advance financing for gender equality, including through private finance, and jointly lead and shape the…
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This flyer provides a brief case study of the work of BancoSol, a microfinance institution in Bolivia, to advance gender-responsive financial inclusion. Since joining the WEPs in 2022, the institution has integrated gender equality as a whole-of-organization priority, working side-by-side with UN Women. The flyer showcases how BancoSol leveraged the WEPs framework, tools, and resources to establish clear goals, sensitize its managers and workforce, and transform its internal structure. These efforts resulted in the development of innovative financial solutions (e.g. a gender bond) and value-…
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Banks have a vital role to play in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in their various roles as employers, financiers, financial services providers, purchasing of goods and services and participants in the broader economic, political and social ecosystem. This guidance, published jointly by UN Women and UNEP FI, equips banks with guidance on prioritizing gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community. Based on the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Principles for Responsible Banking, the guidance includes a holistic framework for action, indicators to…