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Two Steps Behind: Social Inequality Poses a Challenge for Women’s Financial Inclusion in DR Congo
A recent FINCA survey of clients in DR Congo shows that women entrepreneurs are confined to the smallest, least profitable businesses. Getting a realistic picture of the obstacles women face helps prepare us for the task ahead of shifting the ground in women’s favor.
By Scott Graham, FINCA International
FinDev Blog
First, Do No Harm
As the microfinance sector has matured, client protection principles have been introduced around issues such as interest rates and product transparency, fair pricing and appropriate product design. But where do gender-based risks fit into these principles?
By Bobbi Gray, Women’s Financial Inclusion Community of Practice
FinDev Blog
How To Transform Gendered Norms
We can’t achieve women’s financial inclusion without considering harmful social norms and trying to change them.
By Fiona Jarden, CARE International UK
FinDev Blog
Three Steps for Closing India’s Gender Gap in Digital Financial Services
Grameen Foundation India shares how they are working on the first step of improving women’s digital financial literacy.
By Rahul Ranjan Sinha, Grameen Foundation India
FinDev Blog
Getting It Right: With Mobile for Girls
Mobile offers significant potential to engage people at scale, connecting them to services and solutions that can improve their everyday lives. The rise of mobile banking products, such as Safaricom’s mPesa in Kenya and other digital financial services, show that overcoming specific contextual challenges and responding to the demand of low-income people at scale, requires digitally-led solutions.
By Henri Habershon, Every1Mobile
FinDev Blog
Want to Close the Gender Gap in Financial Inclusion? Close the Gender Data Gap First
Data2X calls on key global bodies to recognize the importance of sex-disaggregated data, after attending AFI's Global Policy Forum earlier this month.
By Karen Mathiasen, Data2X
FinDev Blog
Social Norms Are Difficult To Change, Can Entertainment Help?
Zari is a six-year-old girl who goes to school, skateboards and learns about making healthy choices – and is the most recognized children’s television character in Afghanistan. She is featured on Sesame Garden, the nation’s version of Sesame Street. She is also changing minds around the acceptability of girls’ education in a country with some of the lowest rates of girls’ primary school attendance in the world.
By Nisha Singh, Deena Burjorjee
FinDev Blog
Untapped Potential: Behavior Change Approaches To Address Gender Norms
Integrating social and behavior change communication in women’s economic empowerment programming to address social gender norms that affect financial inclusion.
By Nisha Singh
FinDev Blog
"Our Time As Leaders Has Come"
Women leaders in financial inclusion from around the globe answer the question: What message or advice would you give to women in the sector who would like to reach leadership positions in their institutions?
FinDev Interview
Why Do We Need a Women’s Financial Inclusion Community of Practice?
CGAP’s Yasmin Bin-Humam discusses why gender is such a key topic in financial inclusion and what the Women's Financial Inclusion Community of Practice (COP) is up to.