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Digital Savings: The Key to Women's Financial Inclusion?

WWB research study examines digital savings for women and emerging best practices

Women's World Banking research study examines ways to address barriers by offering accessibility, convenience, privacy and security through new channels such as mobile phones and retail agents. Presents five best practices in digital financial services: i) allow women to more easily meet requirements for accessing financial services; ii) bundle savings with digital financial services beyond payments and transfers to ensure women's lifecycle needs are fully met; iii) overcome distance and mobility constraints by bringing financial services to women; iv) bridge emotional distance; and v) build trust, confidence and a positive user experience to help women adopt new services more quickly.

Publisher: Others Release date: Aug 2015

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

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

Sectors: Banking, Microfinance

Women in the Economy - Global Growth Generators

Citi GPS report examines global female labour force participation

Citi GPS report argues that the potential for increases in productivity for women is probably still large in many countries for the following reasons: i) the scope and quality of policies to boost women's ability to participate in the formal economy vary widely across countries; and ii) differences in policy are often quite closely related to differences in outcomes, including labour force particpation, wage differentials between women and women, educational achievement, and the share of women in top jobs.

Publisher: Others Release date: May 2015

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion, Corporate governance

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Bridging the Gender Gap

GSMA report examines mobile access and usage in low and middle-income countries

GSM Association report examines how many women in low- and middle-income countries own mobile phones, how intensively they use them, and barriers to mobile phone adoption and use compared to men.

Publisher: Industry Groups Release date: Jan 2015

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

SDG Industry Matrix for Financial Services

UN and KPMG report on opportunities for financial services industry to contribute to UN's sustainable development goals

United Nations Global Compact and KPMG report profiles opportunities, principles-based initiatives and collaborations for the financial services industry to create value for shareholders as well as for society by contributing to achievement of the UN's sustainable development goals.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Jan 2015

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Climate change , Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment: What Works?

WB report discusses effectiveness of actions that have direct, near-term impacts on women's economic outcomes

World Bank review of interventions intended to empower women economically. Interventions will have different outcomes depending on the client. Differentiates between needs of very poor and less poor women, and young and adult women. Many constraints facing women can be overcome by simple, inexpensive adjustments in program design that lessen family and social pressures, including providing capital in-kind or transacted through a mobile phone, and providing secure savings accounts to nudge women to keep money in the business rather than to divert it to non-business uses.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Nov 2014

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance

Global Economic Crisis and Gender Equality

UN discussion of effect of 2007/08 global financial crisis on women's economic and social rights

United Nations analysis of effect of global economic crisis on women. Recommends actions in the following areas: i) job creation and support for social protection policies; ii) better regulation of finance to promote equitable economies; and iii) facilitate access to quality services, infrastructure and essential goods such as food, which can reduce and redistribute disproportionate share of unpaid care work performed by low-income women and create basic foundations for social and economic recovery.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Sep 2014

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

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

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions

The Rise of Gender Capitalism

Study advocating increasing women's access to capital

Stanford Social Innovations Review research paper advocates investing with a gender lens in order to create financial and social impact by increasing women's access to capital. This in turn will promoted workplace equity and create products and services to improve lives of women and girls.

Publisher: Others Release date: Sep 2014

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Securities

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014

UN Women report on gender equality and sustainable development

United Nations Women 2014 report focuses on gender equality and sustainable development. Discusses green economy and care work, food security, population dynamics, and investments for gender-responsive sustainable development. Uses three criteria to assess whether policy actions and investments for sustainable development adequately address gender equality: i) whether they support women's capabilities and their enjoyment of rights; ii) whether they reduce, rather than increase, women's unpaid care work; and iii) whether they embrace women's equal and meaningful participation as actors, leaders and decision-makers. Proposes recommendations for gender-responsive policy actions and investments towards sustainable development overall.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Jan 2014

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Microfinance, Microinsurance

Women, Work and the Economy

IMF staff discussion note sets out macroeconomic gains from gender equity

International Monetary Fund staff discussion note examines specific macro-critical features of women's participation in the labour market, constraints preventing women from developing their full economic potential, and possible policies to overcome these obstacles.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Sep 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality

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

Policy Guidance on Addressing Women's and Girls' Needs for Financial Awareness and Education

OECD/INFE guidelines to improve the financial literacy of women and girls

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development International Network on Financial Education guideline addresses gender differences in financial literacy and provides ways to financially empower women and girls. Analyzes challenges to enhance women's and girls' competencies, and draws lessons to develop efficient and tailored financial education programs for women and girls.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Sep 2013

Type: Guideline

Peer: Principles and Good Practices for Financial Education and Awareness

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

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

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382 records

Digital Savings: The Key to Women's Financial Inclusion?

Women in the Economy - Global Growth Generators

Bridging the Gender Gap

SDG Industry Matrix for Financial Services

Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment: What Works?

Global Economic Crisis and Gender Equality

The Rise of Gender Capitalism

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014

Women, Work and the Economy

Policy Guidance on Addressing Women's and Girls' Needs for Financial Awareness and Education

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