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Addressing India’s Economic Achilles Heel: Leveraging Trade and Digitalisation to Boost Women’s Labour Force Participation
India will soon become the world’s most populous country and third-largest economy, and it is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy global economic forecast. But as international development consultant Abhirup Bhunia points out, the labour force participation rate for women in India is just 24% — far lower than most countries. He argues that India will not realize its potential if women’s economic participation fails to increase, and explores how the country can leverage international trade and digitalisation to empower women to drive its emergence as a global economic powerhouse.
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- Finance, Technology
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Press Release: Gender Gap Persists in Impact Investing Study
American Century Investments'® sixth impact investing survey shows men's growing interest in impact investing matches and outpaces women's.
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- Investing
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- Global
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South African Corporate Travel Agency Looks to Embolden Women Under New Investor
A pioneering female-focused private equity fund has backed a management buyout at Johannesburg's Club Travel Corporate.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Advances Women’s Economic Security Through the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund
The Agency will strive to increase incomes and opportunities for women, recognizing that this benefits entire communities, economies, and countries.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Venture Capitalists Don’t Seem to Care Much About India’s Woman Entrepreneurs
In 2021, startups founded by women received only 0.3% of India’s total venture capital funding, according to data by DealStreetAsia.
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- Uncategorized
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- Asia Pacific
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The Global Development Sector Is Focused On Gender-Based Violence: Investors Should Be Too
In September, the U.N. adopted a resolution condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), reflecting a growing recognition of the profound consequences of this global problem. But as Josh Dobiac at Milliman Financial Risk Management and Alana Kolundzija at Collective Impact argue, global development organizations aren't the only ones who should play a role in addressing GBV. They explore how investment decisions can impact GBV, and make the case for tackling this issue through socially responsible investing.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Deploying Gender Lens Investing to Create Inclusive Economic Opportunities in Latin America
Gender lens investing has the potential to drive inclusive economic opportunities for women, their families and communities in Latin America. As Carmen Correa at Pro Mujer explains, the need for these efforts is clear: Only 5% of investment fund capital in the region goes to companies led by women, and just 14% of Latin American companies are women-owned. She shares three emerging insights that will be crucial to the success of gender lens investing in Latin America, and discusses how Pro Mujer is working to expand investments and advance women’s equality in the region.
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- Investing
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Press Release: Deetken Impact Launches Gender-Smart Alternative Finance Fund
The Fund will complement the strong track record of its first three debt impact funds by offering gender-smart, tailored financing instruments at scale.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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