Introducing FinEquity's New Knowledge Guide: Digital Financial Literacy
Recent years have seen a boon in interest in digital financial literacy (DFL) – it is now widely understood and accepted as a key enabler in the journey to women’s digital financial inclusion. Within FinEquity's new DFL Knowledge Guide, we have collected and collated a series of resources that approach DFL from three different directions. Check it out!
On Our Radar: January 2023
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.
Introducing Rose Ronoh
What’s The Point of Increasing Women’s Financial Inclusion?
In the second installment in our Leadership Insights series, Joanna Ledgerwood and Gareth Davies discuss why and what we expect to achieve when it comes to women’s economic empowerment through financial inclusion – that is, where are we going, how do we get there, and how do we know when we’ve arrived?
Applying a Gender Lens to Digital Remittances
Digital remittances can form a gateway to better financial health and inclusion for migrants and their families. Yet one key factor influencing remittance behavior is often overlooked: gender.
Financial Inclusion and Access to Funds to Address Emergencies in LAC
Women are less likely than men to have access to emergency funds. Access to financial services — formal or informal — is crucial for addressing adverse situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic in LAC.
Incorporating Environmental Criteria in Social Performance Management Standards
The updated Universal Standards provide improved, more practical guidance for financial service providers.
The Strategic Advantages of Empowering Women
María Cavalcanti, President and CEO of Pro Mujer, talks about gender and leadership with the Portal
Carolina Trivelli, Researcher Instituto de Estudios Peruanos
In this FinEquity Member Spotlight, Carolina Trivelli talks about the creation of FinEquityALC and advances in WFI in Peru and in the LAC region.
How Can Designing Women-Focused Products Encourage Financial Inclusion?
We noticed some common themes throughout our recent case study series on the research and design process taken by four different FSPs to build products and services to improve women’s access to finance, and are happy to share them here.