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Providing Women Access to Financial Services

WWB report highlights barriers to inclusion of poor women in the financial sector

Women`s World Banking White Paper discusses major barriers that impede inclusion of poor women from the financial sector. Provides solutions and encourages broadening definition of financial inclusion to include a full suite of financial products including access to savings accounts, insurance and pensions.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jul 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance, Microinsurance, Pensions

Financial Inclusion and Legal Discrimination Against Women

WB research paper analyzes gender differences in use of financial services in 98 developing countries

World Bank study analyzes gender differences in the use of financial services using individual-level data from 98 developing countries. Data highlights the existence of significant gender gaps in ownership of accounts and usage of savings and credit products. Gender is significantly related to usage of financial services, and legal discrimination against women and gender norms may explain some of the cross-country variation in access to finance for women.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Apr 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking

Measuring Financial Inclusion: Explaining Variation in Use of Financial Services Across and Within Countries

Brooking discussion paper measures how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risks

Brookings Institution discussion paper summarizes indicators that measure how adults in 148 countries save, borrow, make payments and manage risk. Provides benchmark of financial inclusion around the world and investigates significant country- and individual-level variation in how adults use formal and informal financial systems to manage their day-to-day finances and plan for the future. 50% of adults worldwide are "banked" but account penetration varies across countries by level of economic development and across income groups within countries. Women in developing economies are still more excluded from financial sector than men.

Publisher: Others Release date: Mar 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Consumer education and protection, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Microfinance

Gender Diversity and Corporate Performance

Credit Suisse study examines whether gender diversity within corporate management improves performance

Credit Suisse report shows results of testing the performance of 2,360 companies globally over the last six years. Analysis demonstrates that it would on average have been better to have invested in corporates with women on their management boards than in those without. Report looks at four questions: i) what evidence is there to support the theory that stock market performance is enhanced by having a greater number of women on the board; ii) is there any difference in the financial characteristics of companies with a greater number of women on the board; iii) why might it make a difference (better or worse) to have some gender diversity in company management; and iv) what factors might limit companies from increasing female representation?

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2012

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Corporate governance, Gender equality

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Women Matter: Making the Breakthrough

McKinsey report benchmarks gender diversity programs in Europe

McKinsey & Company report on research into gender diversity practices of 235 European companies. Research shows that 63% of companies have at least 20 different initiatives in place as part of their gender diversity programs.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jan 2012

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Corporate governance

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Strengthening Access to Finance for Women-owned SMEs in Developing Countries

GPFI report on challenges facing women who own small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion report provides evidence and recommendations to expand ability of women entrepreneurs to pursue economic opportunities, invest additional capital, hire more employees, and grow their businesses. Highlights key trends, challenges, and opportunities for advancing women`s entrepreneurship and increasing their access to finance.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Oct 2011

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Peer: Providing Women Access to Financial Services

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance, Microinsurance

Optimizing Board Effectiveness with Gender Diversity

WB discussion paper on gender diversity on corporate boards

World Bank discussion paper explores whether quotas are the solution to underrepresentation by women on corporate boards of directors. Cites evidence that quotas can lead to tokenism, diminish overall value of diversity on boards, affect board dynamics, and potentially lead to diluted commitments from existing female board directors. Instead, recommends that companies take a holistic approach toward improving board nominating criteria and processes, developing female middle and senior management talent, and ensuring positive dynamics among diverse board members.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Jan 2011

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Corporate governance

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Global Financial Meltdown and the Impact of Financial Governance on Gender

Garnet discussion on roles of women in senior roles in financial institutions

European Union funded Garnet Network of Excellent on Global Governance, Regionalization and Regulation research study advocates for increasing the number of women in senior roles in financial institutions. Finance impacts on gender in three main ways: i) impact of corporate governance modes on resource allocation among stakeholders and shareholders; ii) financial governance shapes how risks are "downloaded" and individualized; and iii) financial markets have led to a fiscal squeeze that increases the pressure to downsize public expenditure.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jan 2010

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Corporate governance, Gender equality

Sectors: Banking

Gender and Corruption

U4 baseline on research on gender and corruption

Anti-Corruption Research Centre study argues that corruption has a disproportionate impact on women, particularly those living in fragile states. Good practices to mitigate effects of corruption on women include improved female participation in oversight processes and accountability systems.

Publisher: Others Release date: Jun 2009

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Pensions, Securities

Gender and the Financial Crisis

UNESCO discussion paper identifies gendered causes and consequences of global financial crisis

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization discussion paper identifies hidden gendered causes and consequences of global financial crisis in order to improve knowledge base for policy development. Includes: i) gendered assumptions underlying financial and macroeconomic policies; ii) gender composition of decision makers and of beneficiaries or losers in the financial and "real" economy; and iii) as issues of regulation, transparency and democracy, which have implications for women's human rights and empowerment. Paper is divided into four sections: i) gendering of financial architecture; ii) gendering of impact of financial crisis; iii) gendering of policy responses to crisis; and iv) conclusion assessing implications of gender and for gender of financial crisis.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Apr 2009

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Pensions, Microfinance

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Providing Women Access to Financial Services

Financial Inclusion and Legal Discrimination Against Women

Measuring Financial Inclusion: Explaining Variation in Use of Financial Services Across and Within Countries

Gender Diversity and Corporate Performance

Women Matter: Making the Breakthrough

Strengthening Access to Finance for Women-owned SMEs in Developing Countries

Optimizing Board Effectiveness with Gender Diversity

Global Financial Meltdown and the Impact of Financial Governance on Gender

Gender and Corruption

Gender and the Financial Crisis

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