Investing in Women holds a thought-leadership responsibility to contribute to advance knowledge building to strengthen the business case of women’s economic empowerment and gender equality.
Investing in Women holds a thought-leadership responsibility to contribute to advance knowledge building to strengthen the business case of women’s economic empowerment and gender equality.
This case study is part of a series of case studies detailing IW’s blended finance structures with four reputable global impact investors ...
This case study is part of a series of case studies detailing Investing in Women’s blended finance structures with four reputable global ...
This case study is part of a series of case studies detailing Investing in Women’s blended finance structures with four reputable global ...
This case study is part of a series of case studies detailing Investing in Women’s blended finance structures with four reputable global ...
Through this study, the Dutch Group Growth Fund (DGGF) sought to identify the extent of its reach of female entrepreneurs and gain a ...
This report provides information on sociodemographic characteristics that influence overall movement in the women-owned business sector in the United States.
This report provides a snapshot of the experiences and insights of stakeholders from the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), as well as recommendations ...
This report assesses key features of frontier finance impact investments and finds significant opportunity for making an impact in this sector.
This short guide outlines tips for how to apply a gender and inclusion lens while developing and reviewing communications materials.
This issue of EAFQ touches on key economic and social questions that affect gender equality in South East Asia and East Asia, delving ...
This report explores the link between financial returns and gender diversity; the lack of women in the industry; and steps needed to achieve ...
This report summarises the findings and recommendations of the external review of Component 2 (C2) on impact investing of the Investing in Women Initiative (...
This updated Investment Design Document for Investing in Women reflects the opportunities and constraints of the evolving operational environments; the policy and budgetary ...
This toolkit for gender lens investing supports the design of an investment strategy with considerations for how gender dynamics might present risks and ...
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of impact investing activity and trends between 2007 and 2017 in 11 countries: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, ...
This report from the McKinsey Global Institute explores the challenge of gender inequality in Asia Pacific and considers what it will take to ...
This report presents key findings of interventions promoting small and medium enterprises as a means to create more and better jobs.
This report offers guidance on how to integrate gender-responsive approaches into APEC Fora, Strategic and Work Plans, Annual Reports and Projects. It complements ...
The report benchmarks 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income ...
This report exposes misconceptions facing women entrepreneurs in Vietnam and elucidates the opportunities for banks and related service providers to meet their needs.
This report analyses the policy landscape, identifies gaps, and proposes recommendations to advance the role of women in the labour market, as entrepreneurs ...
This report analyses interviews with executives from over 25 prominent companies in Southeast Asia to understand their perspectives on diversity, the obstacles they have ...
This report undertakes a review of the literature on entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur, with a focus on understanding how levels of economic development ...
This report concentrates on the significance given to female entrepreneurship in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, and on the policies pursued to ...
This report provides an overview of the state of feminism and gender equality around the world based on survey results from across 24 countries.
This factsheet from the Philippine Statistics Authority focuses on the latest statistical updates on women and men in the country. The 2017 edition contains 84 ...
This report is the fourth in a series of statistical handbooks and presents the available and relevant gender statistics in the Philippines from 2000 ...
This report explores the link that exists between diversity and improved business performance, and the measures the progress made on structural changes and ...
This report analyses the traditional, regulatory, and internal gender-based obstacles that influence Vietnamese women entrepreneurs in starting and running their businesses and provides ...
This report provides a detailed analysis of the roles, constraints, obstacles, opportunities and development of women entrepreneurs in Vietnam.
This article provides a detailed analysis of “Vietnamese feminism,” and explores the concept of a positive collective identity of Vietnamese women – something with ...
This is the 2nd edition in a series of reports exploring the difficulties around raising capital for women’s small to medium enterprises, ...
The 1st in a series, this publication focuses on Ernst and Young’s (EY)’s commentary on topics such as tailoring finance for ...
This report provides a framework for monitoring Investing in Women’s contribution to the goal of accelerating women’s economic empowerment in Southeast ...
This country context paper provides an overview of women’s contribution to Myanmar’s economy as farmers, entrepreneurs and wage workers, and identifies ...
This country context paper provides an overview of women’s contribution to the Vietnamese economy as farmers, entrepreneurs and wage workers, and identifies ...
This country context paper provides an overview of Indonesian women’s participation in the labour market and as entrepreneurs, and identifies key barriers ...
This country context paper provides an overview of women’s participation in the labour market and as entrepreneurs in the Philippines, and identifies ...
This report examines the state of small to medium enterprises in Vietnam, and the contribution that women-owned businesses make to the Vietnamese economy.
This report examines the state of small to medium enterprises in the Philippines, and the contribution that women-owned businesses make to the Philippine ...
This report examines the state of small to medium enterprises in Indonesia, and the contribution that women-owned businesses make to the Indonesian economy.
This report undertakes a review of the literature on entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur, with a focus on understanding how levels of economic development ...
This report examines the nature of women’s entrepreneurship, and the characteristics and challenges that are specific to women entrepreneurs.
This report showcases Tòhe: a woman-owned social enterprise in Vietnam. The case study tells the story of the business and explores the ...
This report explores key concepts around gender equality and empowerment, emphasising the dual importance of gender equality policies and an enabling institutional environment.
