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Gender rights refer to the equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of all people, regardless of gender identity, particularly affecting women, transgender and non-binary people. This includes access to resources, opportunities, and protections without discrimination. Despite progress in areas such as education and legal reforms, challenges persist, including discriminatory laws, social norms, and underrepresentation in leadership positions. Advancing gender equality is essential for sustainable development and the realisation of human rights.

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Advancing gender equality through gender lens investing

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16 November 2023
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Value For Women

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Value for Women is a global organisation that helps businesses invest in women's leadership and participation. They offer a range of solutions, including leadership programs and resources, to help businesses create more inclusive workplaces. Their aim is to create new opportunities for 10 million women in the next 10 years.
Organisation
4 research items

Direct Action for Women Now Worldwide (DAWN Worldwide)

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
DAWN Worldwide is a catalyst for change, actively combatting gender-based violence through multifaceted initiatives. From engaging men and boys to creating finance frameworks, they drive systemic transformation. With impactful projects, advocacy, and awareness campaigns, DAWN champions gender equality, empowering communities to disrupt norms and build a society free from violence.
Organisation
1 research item

Building peace and prosperity: What business can do

United Nations Global Compact
A brief look at the policies and actions stakeholders can do to confront and prevent violent conflict in high-risk areas. Actions are laid out for businesses, governments, the United Nations, investment community, and civil society. Multi-stakeholder initiatives to support building and investing in peace are presented.
Research
19 September 2018

Diversity wins: How inclusion matters

McKinsey & Company
This report highlights that the business case for gender and ethnic diversity in executive teams is stronger than ever, having been deepened by the COVID-19 crisis. Emphasis on diverse representation within organisations is no longer sufficient; employees must feel and perceive equality and fairness of opportunity in their workplace.
Research
19 May 2020

Moving toward gender balance in private equity and venture capital

International Finance Corporation
This report examines the gender gap in the private equity and venture capital industry, specifically in emerging markets. The correlation between gender balance and fund performance is explored. This report puts forward key actions to improve gender balance and examines the benefits of its improvement in leadership teams.
Research
22 March 2019

Private equity and value creation: A fund manager's guide to gender-smart investing

International Finance Corporation
This report examines the increase in adoption of gender-smart investing within the private equity industry by general partners (GPs) and limited partners (LPs). Lessons from over 160 fund managers have been utilised in this step-by-step guide to choosing gender-smart investment strategies, and putting policies into practice within firms and portfolios.
Research
16 November 2020

Project SAGE series - Gender-lens investing

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The 'Project SAGE' series are benchmark reports released by the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, tracks venture capital, private equity, and private debt investments with a gender lens. The project's goal was to provide a “point in time” capture of the expanding gender lens investing opportunities globally.
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The promise of fintech: financial inclusion in the post COVID-19 era

International Monetary Fund
This report uses quantitative and qualitative research to further our understanding of developments in digital financial inclusion driven by fintech, and their macroeconomic effects. It also details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses the future of fintech’s impacts on financial inclusion.
Research
1 July 2020

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) is an independent think tank that works to empower poor people to build resilience and capture opportunities through financial services. CGAP is a global partnership of more than 30 leading development organisations working to advance the lives of poor people, especially women, through financial inclusion.
Organisation
5 research items

Australian Human Rights Commission

Government Organisations & Departments
Australian Human Rights Commission is Australia’s national human rights institution. The Commission promotes and protects human rights nationally and internationally through advocacy, investigating and conciliating discrimination complaints, research and providing legal advice and guidelines on human right obligations.
Organisation
4 research items

Women on boards and the human capital connection

MSCI Inc.
Companies with a gender diverse board and stronger talent management practices enjoyed higher growth in employee productivity compared to companies with a diverse board only or with strong talent management practices only. Companies with mostly male boards and lagging talent management practices had the lowest rates of employee productivity growth.
Research
1 March 2018

Providing decent work for young workers, parents and caregivers

United Nations Global Compact
Provides guidance for companies to fulfil their responsibility to support the decent work of young workers, parents and caregivers across their supply chains. Includes a case study on IKEA’s approach to supporting children’s rights and a second case study on Wipro’s approach to gender diversity.
Research
26 May 2015

Preventable Surprises

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Preventable Surprises are a group of investment industry insiders working to persuade institutional investors to accept their fiduciary responsibility to mitigate systemic risks before the next preventable surprise. Activities include online dialogues, research reports, surveys and policy.
Organisation
3 research items

Financial inclusion: What have we learned so far? What do we have to learn?

International Monetary Fund
Introduces financial inclusion as a dimension of financial development by presenting main findings and key insights from a micro and macroeconomic standpoint. Examines trends and provides insights into the effects of financial inclusion initiatives on the economy with a focus on household and micro, small and medium-sized (MSMEs) enterprise outcomes.
Research
7 August 2020

Looking beyond traditional gender lens investing approaches using Access Impact Framework in support of SDG 5: Gender equality

Cornerstone Capital Group
This report describes how Cornerstone Capital's Access Impact Framework enables investors to invest in opportunities to achieve gender equality and empowerment of girls, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.
Research
31 December 2019

Investing with an LGBTQI lens: Rethinking gender analysis across investing fields

Criterion Institute
Produced with the support of Dreilinden gGmbH, a German Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) funder and impact investor, this guide sets out a theoretical grounding demonstrating why LGBTQI lens is germane to investment decision making and providing the tools needed to conduct financial analyses.
Research
30 June 2020
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