How to invest with a gender lens: A guide for investors in emerging markets
Summary
This guide offers practical pathways for investors in emerging markets to integrate gender lens investing into their practices. The guide is designed for impact and mission-driven investors, including venture capital and private equity firms, asset managers, and development finance institutions. It outlines various entry points and strategies for applying a gender lens throughout the investment process, from deal origination to post-deal engagement. The guide emphasises the importance of organisational change management, gender-inclusive policies, and systematic action to promote gender diversity and improve social and business outcomes. By providing concrete actions and resources, the guide aims to help investors create their own gender lens investing roadmap, enhance gender diversity within their firms, and ultimately contribute to achieving gender equality and womenโs economic empowerment in Southeast Asia.
This document was originally published on the Value for Women website.
Highlights
- Investors can tailor their approach to gender lens investing, with various entry points and strategies provided for integrating a gender perspective throughout the investment process.
- The guide emphasises the importance of implementing gender-inclusive policies and systematic actions to promote gender diversity and improve both social and business outcomes.
- The guide offers practical steps and resources to help investors create their own gender lens investing roadmap, enhancing gender diversity within their firms and contributing to gender equality and womenโs economic empowerment in South East Asia.
- By focusing on emerging markets, the guide addresses unique challenges and opportunities, helping investors drive gender equality and economic growth in these regions.
