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Advancing gender equality and women's empowerment: Target-setting guidance for banks

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. 

Author:UN Women and UNEP-Fi

Publisher:UN Women and UNEP-FI

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Category:Case Study

Language: English
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Responsible Business Conduct in G7 Countries

This booklet provides information about the WE EMPOWER programme and its priority areas, and offers insights into the efforts of 15 G7-headquartered companies to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.

Author:WE EMPOWER

Publisher:WE EMPOWER

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Language: English
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Report: Gender-Responsive Climate Governance and the Role of Women Leaders

Gender-Responsive Climate Governance and the Role of Women Leaders is a new IFC report designed to enhance the private sector’s ability to develop more effective gender-inclusive climate governance, strategies, and actions.

Author:IFC

Publisher:IFC

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Category:Research

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Gender finance booklet: Financial Centres for Sustainability Network 2023

The United Nations Development Programme's Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) network developed this comprehensive gender finance booklet, in collaboration with UN Women, to advance gender equality and women's financial inclusion.

Author:UN Women

Publisher:UN Women

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Language: English
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Case study series: Innovative financing for gender equality via bonds

In this case study series, UN Women and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange join forces to assemble practical fact sheets on bonds that were issued by a range of entities with the intent to reduce gender gaps.

Author:UN Women

Publisher:UN Women

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child care benefits are good for business

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Childcare Benefits More Than Pay for Themselves at US Companies

This article illustrates why child care benefits are a smart investment. It argues that research indicates that companies that take direct action to help employees with childcare may gain a competitive advantage.

Author:Emily Kos, Kelsey Clark, Nicole De Santis, and Tyler Joseph

Publisher:BCG

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Category:Research

Language: English
Gender lens investing

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Empowering Women, Building Sustainable Assets - Strengthening the depth of gender lens investing across asset classes

The report aims to reflect the diverse range of gender lens investing models and practices while also highlighting
the potential challenges and contradictions they pose to feminist agendas. In this context, the report considers

Author:UN Women, Bocconi University, Politecnico di Milano and Phenix Capital

Publisher:UN Women

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Category:Research

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Discussion paper: SOCIAL NORMS, GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT: A Review of Research and Practice

Global development organizations are increasingly turning to social norms, including gender norms, as a new area of investment in contexts where progress on gender equality is slow, has stalled or is backsliding.

Author:UN Women

Publisher:UN Women

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Category:Research

Language: English
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Reaching Financial Equality for Women - A 10 Point Action Plan For Governments, Companies, and International Organizations To Help End Women's Economic Exclusion 2023 Edition

During the past decade, women’s economic and financial inclusion has become an increasing priority for governments and companies around the world.

Author:Better than Cash Alliance

Publisher:Better than Cash Alliance

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Category:Research

Language: English
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Gender-Responsive Procurement in Asia and the Pacific

Gender-responsive procurement (GRP) is the selection of services, goods and civil works that considers their impact on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Author:UN Women

Publisher:ADB

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Category:Research