Gender Archives

New Research Reveals the Benefits and Costs of Gender-Smart Technical Assistance to SMEs and Investors

From 2019-2022, impact investors, AlphaMundi Foundation, Acumen, AHL Venture Partners, Root Capital, SEAF and Shell Foundation launched the Gender-Smart Enterprise Assistance Research Coalition (G-SEARCh) consortium to conduct new research in the gender lens investing community. Read more on their findings of the missed opportunities for impact investors and companies.

Finance and Investment, Gender, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

January 18, 2023

Why Investing in Informal Women Workers is Critical to Maintaining Resilient Supply Chains

Over 60% of the world’s employed population make their living through informal work, with no access to formal contracts or protection. During shock events, these workers face immense hardship, receiving little or no support. Businesses, in partnership with NGOs like ActionAid, can address human rights risks and improve business continuity by investing in informal workers.

Gender, Human Rights, Innovative Business Models, Living Wages

January 18, 2023

Women Cotton Farmers and Climate Solutions

CottonConnect believe that climate adaptation and mitigation are more effective when women are involved. Given the right training, skills and tools, women tend to make more sustainable decisions. They bring holistic change to communities and drive progress. When elevated to a decision-making position, women encourage better climate governance and more climate innovation.

Agriculture, Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Gender

January 12, 2023

Why the Burden on Business Women to ‘do it all’ Must Stop

Gender norms are stunting women-led enterprises, as revealed in a new report from CARE’s Ignite program. The research confirms that women entrepreneurs worldwide are so bound by gender norms, they often cannot grow their businesses – meaning less income for the household, less employment in the community and less money into the local economy.

Corporate Impact, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

December 14, 2022

Gender Equity with Rani and Deepika, IFC

What does gender equity mean? How far have we progressed towards gender equality? And how can we sensitively transfer learning from one region to another when tackling gender equity? These are just some of the questions this podcast tackles.

Corporate Impact, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender, Innovative Business Models, Sustainable Employment

October 19, 2022

Access to Menstrual Health & Hygiene Products in Rural Ethiopia

Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is a term used to encapsulate the broader systemic factors that link menstruation with health, well-being, equity, empowerment, and individual rights. Leveraging their expertise in market sanitation in Ethiopian communities, a team of iDE-ers sought to expand the organization’s approach through an exploratory study of MHH.

Gender, Health, Water and Sanitation

October 16, 2022

Making the Care Economy Everyone’s Business

Help us drive gender equity: Please take our survey to help us better understand business motivations for addressing the care economy and how entrepreneurs innovating in this space could support your business.

Care Economy, Gender, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Enterprises

October 12, 2022

Network of Small-Scale farmers in India Tackle Climate Change

This article shares the story of a network of small-scale farmers in India tackling climate change. It forms part of ANDE’s Stories of Climate Resilience: Small Businesses, Big Impact campaign, that showcases adaptation solutions to climate change driven by entrepreneurs.

Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Gender, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

September 22, 2022

Effective Support for Women Entrepreneurs Goes Beyond Skills Training

When women’s businesses succeed, the benefits to their families and communities are substantial. However, obstacles like those faced by Bernadette are pervasive for women entrepreneurs, often preventing them from reaching their full economic and personal potential. Many women entrepreneurs lack access to the training and resources they need to help them develop their business skills.

Gender, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

September 22, 2022

Progress in closing the gender gap in mobile internet use has stalled

More than 3.2 billion people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) now access the internet on a mobile phone. Mobile is the primary way men and women access the internet in LMICs, accounting for 85% of broadband connections in 2021.[1] Despite the critical role of mobile in providing connectivity, progress in closing the gender gap in mobile internet use has stalled.

Gender, Technology

August 9, 2022

Advancing Gender Equality through Inclusive Distribution Networks

A new learning brief from IFC introduces how the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, including manufacturers, e-supply chain actors, investors, and development organizations, can advance gender equality within the distribution activities. The brief provides a market overview and presents an emerging business case, the challenges facing women distributors and retailers, and recommendations.

Finance and Investment, Gender, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

August 8, 2022

Together for 2022 Workshop – Gender

Our workshop explored “Reversing the Losses: How Can We Accelerate Gender Equity in 2022?”. It addressed the heightened impact of COVID-19 on women, discussing

Gender

June 13, 2022

Driving Social Entrepreneurship and Nature Conservation in Mexico

The Copalita-Zimatán-Huatulco watershed in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico is home to one third of the country’s biodiversity and equally rich in culture. Zapotec indigenous communities have lived in the upper and middle parts of the watershed for centuries, since pre-Hispanic times. Read how indigenous Women from this region are driving social entrepreneurship and nature conservation

Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Gender

June 1, 2022

Bridging the Supply Chain Gender Gap through Digital Training

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the lives of approximately 190 million women workers in global supply chains. Employees needed to access critical information on health, financial resilience, and tools for building harmonious relationships and handling stress.

Gender, Technology

May 11, 2022

GBV and Domestic Violence in Ukraine and How Businesses Can Help

Businesses can play a significant role combating domestic and gender-based violence, including in the context of armed conflict. The war in Ukraine has led to a catastrophic increase in violence against women in uncontrolled territories. The security of internally displaced persons and refugees is also a concern. This article provides insights into initiatives to combat domestic and gender-based violence in Ukraine, the situation on the ground, and how businesses in Ukraine are finding workable solutions to protect their employees from violence.

Gender, Gender-Based Violence

April 20, 2022

Engendering Regeneration for Supply Chains that Last

ICRW explain how food systems unleash women’s full potential to advance sustainable businesses and foster deeper resilience in the communities that nourish the world.

Gender, Innovative Business Models

April 14, 2022

Gender

Empowering Through Gender Equality Initiatives

What more can we do to place gender equity at the heart of climate action?

Gender-based violence is a work issue, with Jane and Craig

Business Fights Poverty Gender Summit 2023