Invest in the advancement of Financial Inclusion For Marginalized Women
Building a world where equitable financial participation and opportunities are accessible realities for women
“Women’s financial inclusion is one of many powerful levers that can advance gender equality, but we can’t make significant progress if we don’t truly understand the realities of women’s lives. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals brought global attention to the gap in gender data by showing that of the 14 indicators for gender equality, only 3 have sufficient data to track progress.”
- Sarah Hendriks, Director of Gender Equality, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Published by the International Monetary Fund)
“The World Economic Forum’s global gender gap score, which measures gender parity worldwide, stands at 68 percent. At the current pace of improvement, it will take 268 years to close this gap. For context, 268 years ago, the United States did not even exist. This means that in our lifetimes, our daughters’ lifetimes, and even our granddaughters’ lifetimes, we will not see a gender-equal world.”
- Why Investing in Women Benefits Us All ? - Harvard Kennedy Center for International Development