All Publications
Women and Equitable Growth in a Resource-Constrained World
This paper addresses the need to reform the international development finance architecture in ways that expand access to affordable credit for women entrepreneurs in the Global South, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Empowering Rural Women in Mali Through Self-Help Groups
This study highlights the approach used to enable women to access credit and develop income-generating activities that contribute to their empowerment and give them access to microcredit.
Gender-Intentional Credit Scoring
This guide introduces a gender-lens analytical framework for lenders to determine whether lending decisions and outcomes in their portfolios differ by gender and, if so, how.
Her Fintech Edge: Market Insights for Inclusive Growth
The study explores the representation of women within fintech portfolios and the factors influencing it. It investigates whether fintech firms actively target women customers and the strategies they employ.
Rural Women and Financial Inclusion
This document highlights practical and actionable approaches from the sector in order to guide the work of practitioners focused on improving the gender-responsiveness of design and delivery of rural finance interventions.
Supply-Side Gender Disaggregated Data for Advancing Financial Inclusion
This paper explores how supply-side gender-disaggregated data has been collected and used, mainly by financial sector authorities but also by providers, and the challenges and opportunities associated with this work.
Empowering Indonesia’s Artisans: Financial Inclusion Insights
This study takes a comprehensive look at the relationship between financial inclusion and economic empowerment through contextual factors such as social norms, income, and financial capability among women artisans in Indonesia.
How to Foster Access to Finance for Women in the Agri-food Sector
This publication provides guidance on the challenges of promoting opportunities for improved livelihoods and better economic and social resilience for women engaged in the agri-food sector through access to financial services.
The Role Regulators Play in Closing the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap: A Case Study of the Dominican Republic
This case study offers an overview of the current state of women’s financial inclusion in the Dominican Republic.
What Women Say About Microfinance
This report offers an in-depth look at the impact of microfinance and financial services on women's financial resilience, access to finance, and on their businesses and households.