There is a strong business case for attracting and retaining more women in the financial sector from the board to the … workforce. Women contribute to enhanced profitability, innovation, and risk management. Over the course of two decades, numerous …, joined the IFC-led Finance2Equal initiative. The program aims to increase women's participation in the financial sector as …

. The gender gap is particularly acute in Nigeria, and three market failures stand out: (1) a persistent gender gap at the … company leadership level; (2) lack of access to finance for women who want to start a business; and (3) women's limited access … Exchange Limited (NGX) have joined forces to rally some of the largest Nigerian companies to increase women's participation in …

. The gender gap is particularly acute in Nigeria, and three market failures stand out: (1) a persistent gender gap at the … company leadership level; (2) lack of access to finance for women who want to start a business; and (3) women's limited access … Exchange Limited (NGX) have joined forces to rally some of the largest Nigerian companies to increase women's participation in …

) 'Banking on Women Program' (BoW) in Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East (EMENA). Established in 2010, IFC's 'Banking on … Women Program' uses IFC's investment capital to help financial institutions around the world with SME lending track records … to profitably expand their portfolios and provide women entrepreneurs with access to finance. IFC also works with …

on Women (BoW) Program in the Europe and Central Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) through BLC Bank of … the capacity created within the bank to sustainably service women entrepreneurs and consumers. BLC Bank's BoW Program has … been branded by the Bank as the, We Initiative (Women Empowerment Initiative) and will be referred to as such throughout …

This preparatory World Bank paper on tourism and gender explains the rationale for integrating a gender lens into … collection on what works for empowering women in the tourism sector …

Women, business and the law focuses on this critical piece of the puzzle, objectively highlighting differentiations on … the basis of gender in 141 economies around the world, covering six areas: accessing institutions, using property, getting … a job, providing incentives to work, building credit and going to court. Women, business and the law describes regional …

on women entrepreneurs. Although Southeast Asia boasts a higher incidence of women entrepreneurs compared to men, women … technologies do not always translate into advances in gender equality, and to date there is limited research that has addressed … women's participation or success on e-commerce platforms. This report seeks to close this knowledge gap with the first large …

The rapid digital transformation underway in Africa has the potential to have an equally transformative impact on women … entrepreneurs. Although Africa boasts a higher incidence of women entrepreneurs compared to men, women-owned (WO) businesses across …-commerce in Africa presents an opportunity to close gender gaps by opening more markets to WO enterprises. Advances in disruptive …

between board gender diversity (defined as having at least 30 percent women on the board of directors) and the financial …This report makes a case for greater gender diversity on Kazakhstan corporate boards (including the board of directors … and management board). Empirical evidence from around the world shows the importance and value of gender diversity in …