What 18,000 Clients Say About Their Microfinance Experience
A new Microfinance Index captures client-level outcomes across five dimensions of impact, providing us with key insights that help us understand how client outcomes vary with different types of microfinance services.
Diagnosing Gendered Social Norms Can Unlock Pathways For Achieving Women’s Financial Health Outcomes
As technology advancements give rise to new digital solutions and increased financial inclusion, women continue to be excluded and disadvantaged due to gendered norms. Understanding these norms can provide critical insights for designing women-centric systems and closing the gender gap in financial inclusion.
On Our Radar: August 2022
An updated take on "What We're Reading", the FinEquity team brings you a curated list of women's financial inclusion and economic empowerment content we've been consuming recently, from podcasts, new initiatives and articles to videos and social posts.
Member Spotlight: Kym Cole
Kym Cole, Initiative Director, WEE-DiFine with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development sat down with us to discuss measuring intimate partner violence, whether digital asset insurance builds and protects the assets of pastoral women vulnerable to climate change, WEE-DiFine's priorities for the rest of the year and much more.
Agent Gender Matters… for Customers
The second blog in this two-part series on agent gender looks at evidence on the effectiveness of women agents in cash-in cash-out (CICO) networks for women's financial inclusion.
The Path to Financial Inclusion Must Include Saving in Small Groups
The sector needs to transition from the idea that financial inclusion means borrowing (and sometimes saving) in a financial institution and give more power to informal savings through the millions of groups that already exist.
Designing for Mixed Realities
A member guest blog by Rathi Mani-Kandt, Head of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion, CARE and Emma Langbridge, Entrepreneurship Communications Advisor, CARE.
Rising Interest Rates, a Strong Dollar and Global Inflation Could Burden MFIs
How will the evolving global macroeconomic situation impact the microfinance sector in emerging markets? Financial inclusion consultant Erik Geurts shared his thoughts on a recent Let's Talk Microfinance podcast.
Guide to Inclusive Savings
In honor of World Savings Day, 31 October, this resource guide provides a curated list of recent work on inclusive savings solutions for low-income customers.
Women Are Underrepresented at All Levels of The Global Financial System
FinEquity Facilitator Aude de Montesquiou reflects on a European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) Week discussion on why promoting gender balance and diverse leadership at all levels of financial services is key to creating gender-equitable financial systems.