This event is organized by the Gender Department of the World Bank Group, the Gates Foundation, and LSE’s Hub for Equal Representation in the Economy.

The event aims to highlight practical tools, real-world insights, and collaborative approaches that advance gender equality, disability inclusion, and broader social inclusion within financial ecosystems.

How can mentorship – by nature human-intensive, time-intensive, and relationship-driven – be delivered effectively at scale? Especially for a diverse set of women entrepreneurs with varying digital capabilities and operational contexts. That is the question Strive Mexico set out to answer.

This report aims to inform practitioners and policymakers about ways in which innovations in credit scoring can advance financial inclusion while ensuring fairness and protecting consumers. 

The central bank has credited the growth to its ongoing national strategy to broaden financial services through 2028.

In rural Ghana, there is a gap between financial inclusion data and women’s lived reality. While women may have mobile money accounts registered in their names, many are unable to use the accounts themselves, either relying on intermediaries or ceding control to other family members.

Drawing on original survey data and focus group discussions with over 800 urban women microentrepreneurs in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa, the study shows that timely and actionable climate information is closely associated with whether a business is able to return to normal operations within a month of a shock.

The results show that female applicants below the threshold are less likely to take out loans and receive smaller loan amounts than men. However, this gender bias disappears for applicants above the threshold.

This study estimates the causal effects of microfinance participation on economic and welfare outcomes of women in Ghana using survey data from 398 women across five regions.

A new BRAC pilot is exploring how rural village waste management systems can help build climate resilience and women’s economic empowerment.