Investing in Women

/em·pow·er/

empowering women economically is not
only the right thing to do — it’s the smart
thing to do.

The evidence is clear — women’s economic empowerment is critical to
economic growth. One of the best ways to grow economies and achieve
stronger communities is to empower women and improve their economic
opportunities.
Business Partnerships

We partner with the largest, most respected employers in target countries to form member-led business coalitions committed to driving improvements in workplace gender equality.

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Impact Investing

We partner directly with Impact Investors and ecosystem builders to expand market opportunities for women, with a view to incentivising and catalysing access to capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – led by and responsive to the needs of women.

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Consortium Partners

We collaborate with consortium partners to build the business case that will help us and our partners in affecting changes in attitudes, opinions and practices towards gender equality.

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Advocacy

We are helping to shape public attitudes and to drive the social change necessary for real progress on women’s economic empowerment.

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What’s New

Dec
2018

Mixed gender gap data highlight need to change mindsets in South East Asia

The gender equality landscape is mixed in ASEAN, with the Philippines named one of the best-performing countries in World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap ...

Dec
2018

Vietnam gets three global gender equality seals

Three Vietnamese companies on Wednesday became the first in the country to receive EDGE Certification, the leading global assessment methodology and business certification standard for ...

Dec
2018

Meet the Chairs of the Business Coalitions for Women Empowerment

Who are the women at the helm of the Business Coalitions for Women Empowerment? Meet the chairpersons of the Business Coalitions for Gender Equality across ...

Dec
2018

Two Business Coalitions get license to deliver gender equality certificates

Business Coalitions supported by Investing in Women in Indonesia and the Philippines have signed licensing agreements to deliver EDGE Certification exclusively in their countries. EDGE ...

Nov
2018

Stakeholders gather to advance impact investing in South East Asia

Over 150 investors, business and finance leaders, and representatives of family offices and foundations in South East Asia joined exclusive discussions on impact investing, defined as ...

Nov
2018

The economic and social benefits of gender-equal homes

It is impossible to talk about women’s economic empowerment or gender equality in the workplace without also talking about how responsibilities are shared at ...

Nov
2018

Where are the women business leaders in Vietnam?

Why aren’t there enough women in senior management positions in Vietnam? Investing in Women looks at gender barriers that prevent Vietnamese women from reaching ...

Nov
2018

More Philippine companies achieve global standard in workplace gender equality

MANILA—Five more Philippine companies have been recognised as global leaders in workplace gender equality, joining Ayala Land Inc. and Convergys Philippines, who received the ...

Nov
2018

First global summit on gender-smart, gender lens investing held in London

More than 300 experts gathered in London on 1-2 November for the Global Gender-Smart Investing Summit, a ground-breaking international gathering of industry leaders in gender lens ...

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/em·pow·er/

empowering women economically is not only the right thing to do — it’s the smart thing to do.

Business Partnerships

Impact Investing

Consortium Partners

Advocacy

Investing in Women

What’s New

empowering women economically is not
only the right thing to do — it’s the smart
thing to do.