Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)’s Post

"I tell my story not because it is unique, but because it is the story of many girls." - Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Peace Prize Millions of women and girls around the world share the same story—denied opportunities and left without access to education, leadership roles, and financial independence. Gender equality is about changing that narrative. The Global Gender-Smart Fund (GGSF), managed by Innpact, is the world’s largest gender-smart fund, investing in businesses that focus on empowering women in emerging markets. By providing opportunities, the GGSF helps rewrite the stories of women who have been held back. In this edition of #impactknowledgebits, we look at why gender equality matters and where we need to focus efforts to achieve our goals. #Innpact #GGSF #SDG5 #GenderEquality #ImpactInvesting #WomenEmpowerment #Luxembourg

👩 HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! ✴️ Did you know, according to UN Women , one of the main obstacles to achieving gender equality by 2030 is the lack of funding, resulting in an annual deficit of USD 360 billion for initiatives promoting gender equality? 🎉 DarajAfrika , a female-led organization, aims to invest in women by focusing on finding funding opportunities for female-owned businesses to boost their financial progress. We believe that Investing in women accelerates progress for the entire society. 🥂 Here's to investing in women! #iwd2024 #investinwomen

In the context of International Women's Day today and the UN Women report "Empowering women, building sustainable assets", Sylvia Giezeman, CFA, Sytske Groenewald and Sinisa Vukic from our Rotterdam office share their thoughts on how financial inclusion can promote gender equality.   "We see that women have more and more access to a loan, often in the form of a microcredit. This contributes to reducing the gender gap," according to the team.    Want to know more? Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/e6FZx4uU #InternationalWomensDay #FinancialInclusion #Impact

A reminder about our panel discussion happening today at 1:30 pm on the critical challenge hindering gender equality by 2030: the lack of financing. Join us as we explore the importance of investing in women to accelerate progress towards gender parity. Our expert panelists will share insights and strategies to overcome financial barriers and empower women in Africa. Secure your spot now and be part of the conversation: tinyurl.com/2zb7awbc #Ellevate #InvestInWomen #IWD2024

One of the key challenges in achieving gender equality by 2030 is an alarming lack of financing with a staggering USD 360 billion annual deficit in spending on gender-equality measures (United Nations). In addition, according to the World Economic Forum the finance gap for women entrepreneurs is $1.7 trillion despite women entrepreneurs owning 22% of micro-enterprises and 32% of (SMEs). What's a key problem? 740 million women globally are unbanked. This is why Gender Lens is such an important thematic within sustainable finance. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gywV4gkf #genderlensinvesting #impactinvesting #iwd2024 #sustainablefinance

💡 Continue following MSA this week for more team insight into UN Women's "Count Her In: Accelerating Gender Equality Through Economic Empowerment" IWD theme. Senior Advisor, Fouzia Nasreen, touches on the importance of integrating gender-inclusive approaches into research strategy. "Development projects are conducting fantastic field research based on interventions and partnerships. However, in many cases, the women in targeted sectors are forgotten and sometimes excluded in critical research. It is a missed opportunity to identify what constraints women face towards economic engagement in the given context, and how market actors can sustainably address them." #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion #InvestInWomen

📢 Our six mandates for #CSW68 were clear: 🌐 Place women and girls at the center of all efforts. 💼 Embed a gender perspective in the international financial architecture. 🌟 Highlight gender equality in the #SummitoftheFuture. 🕊️ Advance the #WPS agenda. 🎉 Commemorate Beijing+30. 👩💼 Empower more women to lead multilateralism. Read our statement available in 6 languages: https://lnkd.in/eq-wmSwe

Gender bonds are increasingly recognized as an effective financial mechanism to unleash capital to women. See how recent transactions in Georgia and Mongolia are accelerating gender equality and promoting women's empowerment: https://ow.ly/f24O50R0LBx

Championing inclusion and diversity is at the heart of what we do. Our ambition is to get to 50% female representation. In our senior leadership, 50% currently are women and we target gender parity leadership for all leadership roles in the mid-term. #Proudofwhatwedo #AccelerateProgress #InvestinWomen #SpiritofProgress

In addition to women strategic leadership and communication l needed to grasp in depth content on financial literacy and entrepreneurship. This UNITAR course was a unique opportunity for me to strengthen my understanding on the importance of main streaming these processes in order to get to 2030 with women who are not only great leaders but also financially strong since financial deficit continues to resurface as a great barrier to processes of gender equality and equity. #womeninleadership