covering 350 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in 70 countries. The results indicate that more women clients is associated with …This paper analyzes gender-differences with respect to microfinance repayment-rates using a large global dataset … believes that women in general are a better credit-risk for MFIs. Interaction effects reveal that the effect is stronger for …

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) provide financial services to the poor and resemble banks and non-profits. Many target … women because more women than men are poor, especially in rural areas. Studies show that women manage money differently from … results. In microfinance, gender diversity on the board of MFIs is beneficial, and loans by female loan officers have lower …

This research advances the hypothesis that female leaders (CEO, chair, and director) of a microfinance institution (MFI …