potential to address the gender gap in financial inclusion. In recent years, India has made significant progress toward … creating an ecosystem for the deployment of female members as BC agents across rural India. The paper uses a gender and … products and services to expand gender-focused financial inclusion further. …

1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of legal measures, voluntary rules, indexes, and certifications concerning gender … female representation in banks -- 5. The gender pay gap in the financial sector: Where do we stand? -- 6. Gender diversity in … women in Central Banks? -- 9. Gender diversity in banks and insurance companies: The state of art -- 10. A case of temporary …

Democratic Republic of Congo from 2017 to 2018. The paper provides evidence of assortative gender matching in agent banking … transactions, as clients prefer to transact with agents of their own gender. Female clients show a robust preference for female … balances. The underrepresentation of female agents may contribute to the persistent gender gap in financial access and usage …