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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
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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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
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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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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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
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
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
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
Date:
Category:Research
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