by Carl Ocab | Apr 30, 2021
The 2021 GenderSmart Global Investing Summit in February gathered 500 delegates from 53 countries to discuss how to use finance as a tool for social change and to identify new market opportunities—opportunities for transformative impact. The past year has seen the...
by Carl Ocab | Apr 19, 2021
The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) together with Investing in Women, recently staged a thought leadership event titled “Gender lens investing in practice: Driving value for investors in Vietnam.” Supported by the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam and...
by Carl Ocab | Mar 30, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for companies, large and small, to integrate flexible work arrangements (FWAs) into their day-to-day operations. From March to December 2020 alone, 2.3 million workers had used at least one of the different types of FWAs...
by Carl Ocab | Mar 26, 2021
Accenture in the Philippines, a founding member of the Philippine Business Coalition on Women’s Empowerment (PBCWE), celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 with a free virtual Equality Dialogue titled “Rising to the Challenge, Leading the Change.” The...
by Carl Ocab | Mar 20, 2021
Technology has unlocked women’s capabilities to solve high-impact problems—and share the benefits. Two women-led businesses are stellar examples: Aiah uses automation to help enterprises perform better, saving time and effort on repetitive tasks so that the workforce...
