Powering Economies by Investing in Women
Women’s World Banking designs and invests in the market-driven financial solutions, institutions, and policy environments in emerging markets to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families and their communities.
Remembering Viji Das
“Women should get the kind of a safe space to contribute to their society. And they have to have equal access to all the resources. This is my dream.”
COUNTRY SNAPSHOTS
Women’s Financial
Inclusion
We are working to reach unbanked and underserved women in our priority markets: India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Mexico, and Nigeria. Each market requires a tailored strategy, but common barriers to women’s financial inclusion exist across the board. Here, we’ve compiled snapshots of those barriers and how we plan to tackle them.
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Leadership And Diversity for Innovation Program
Build executive leadership capabilities to close the gender gap in financial inclusion.
Publication
Unlocking Credit For Women-Owned Enterprises in Southeast Asia through Value Chain Digitization
In Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, & Vietnam, most women owned-enterprises are unable to access formal credit, and value chain digitization represents a key opportunity for financial institutions & digital payment platforms in this market.
2019 REPORT
Social Commerce Entrepreneurship and New Opportunities for Women’s Financial Inclusion in India and Indonesia
The potential of social commerce to advance women entrepreneurs’ growth and financial inclusion cannot be realized without a deeper understanding of what drives women’s adoption of digital platforms, how women use and perceive them, and how their businesses are changing as a result.
2018 ANNUAL REPORT
Global Champions of Financial Inclusion for Women
2018 was a year of transition to a new strategy that pushes us to use the influence gained over these 40 years to bring about change in women’s economic and financial lives at scale.
CASE STUDY
Removing Barriers to Digital Financial Services for Women in Nigeria & Pakistan
We worked together with partners in Nigeria and Pakistan to identify opportunities and barriers to digital financial service for women. Find out how this research drove strategic recommendations and the new lessons we all learned along the way.
CASE STUDY
Designing Products and Developing Institutions to Serve Low-income Women
In order to better serve low-income women in Sub-Saharan Africa with financial products, Women’s World Banking and Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSDA) partnered together to increase the capacity of leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Tanzania and Malawi.
OUR ORGANIZATION BY THE NUMBERS
Today our work is more important
and impactful than ever
53 Financial Institutions in 32 Countries use our market insight, product design expertise and leadership training
1000+ Executives from 74 Countries form the next generation of leaders to serve the women's market
30 Million Low-Income Women reached as part of the largest emerging market there is
