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Measuring the Value of the Female Economy 2020
This report is based on information gathered in the Alliance’s Female Economy Analytics Survey — the only collection of global banking data measuring the performance of financial institutions serving the female economy, with 7 years of performance data and over 12,000 data points.
Consistent with the trends that have emerged in previous reports, this fourth edition of “Measuring the Value of the Female Economy” report (formally the “Economics of Banking on Women”report) highlights a vast opportunity to better serve the female economy and significant benefits for those FSPs that tap into it.
BRAC Case study – Paving the Way for Women from the Inside out
BRAC Bank Limited tackled change from the inside out. This case study showcases how in just a few short years, BRAC became the bank of choice for women in Bangladesh, a country where the majority of women remain unbanked and underemployed.
Progress Report – March 2020: The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship
Progress Report – March 2020: The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship
One year on, this update finds that NatWest’s “Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship” has already had an impact on women entrepreneurs in the UK, with the Investing in Women Code adopted by 22 financial institutions in the country; NatWest dedicating GBP 1 billion (US$1.2 billion) in ring-fenced debt funding for women-led businesses; and Local Enterprise Partnerships established across the country.
IFC Banking on Women Business Case Update
IFC Banking on Women Business Case Update
IFC’s annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-led small and medium enterprises, and why financial institutions should pay greater attention to this segment.
All In: Women in the VC Ecosystem
All In: Women in the VC Ecosystem
This report from All Raise and PitchBook explores progress and barriers for women in venture capital.
Powering Prosperity: Financing Today’s Women Entrepreneurs
Powering Prosperity: Financing Today’s Women Entrepreneurs
This webinar, conducted in partnership with the SME Finance Forum, explored the current landscape of financing for women entrepreneurs, with a look at case studies from innovators who are finding success and making an impact with women in business.
The Economics of Banking on Women: 2019 Edition
The Economics of Banking on Women: 2019 Edition
This annual report is based on information gathered in the Alliance’s Women’s Market Analytics Survey — the only collection of global banking data measuring the performance of financial institutions serving the female economy, with 5 years of performance data and over 400 data points per institution. Consistent with the trends that have emerged in previous reports, this third edition of “The Economics of Banking on Women” highlights a vast opportunity to better serve the Women’s Market and a strong business case for solutions tailored for women, with a significant uptick in members providing such solutions.
Itaú Women Entrepreneurs Program
Itaú Women Entrepreneurs Program: Female enterprise as part of a sustainable performance strategy
This report from Itaú Unibanco shares the bank’s Women’s Market journey and presents the main findings that guided the creation of their value proposition for the Itaú Women Entrepreneurs Program.
The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship
The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship
This report from RBS sets out recommendations to improve female start-up and scale-up rates and contribute £250 billion of new value to the UK economy.
Estudio de Caso: Access Bank
Estudio de Caso: Access Bank
La segmentación estratégica del Segmento Mujer de Access Bank ha impulsado un sólido crecimiento en el portafolio de mujeres en este banco nigeriano. Este estudio de caso explora cómo el banco desarrolló su estrategia y delinea varias de las innovaciones que el banco ha instituido para acercarse hacia las mujeres en Nigeria y en toda África. (English version)
Estudio de Caso: BancoEstado
Estudio de Caso:
BancoEstado
Como único banco público en el país, BancoEstado se maneja como un banco privado, con el mandato específico de entregar productos y servicios financieros a toda la población y contribuir a un país más inclusivo y equitativo. Este estudio de caso examina cómo el banco evolucionó desde la bancarización de las mujeres en Chile a el desarrollo de soluciones integrales para mujeres empresarias del país. (English version)
Ecosystem Plays to Solve for Lifecycle Needs – Mastercard & KCB Bank
Ecosystem Plays to Solve for Lifecycle Needs – Mastercard & KCB Bank
During this 2018 Summit panel, Eva-Maria Baumer from Mastercard and Annastacia Kimtai from KCB Bank presented Jaza Duka, a groundbreaking partnership to extend credit to SMEs based on inventory transaction data.
GBA Case Study: Access Bank
GBA Case Study: Access Bank
Access Bank’s innovative Women’s Market segmentation strategy has propelled strong growth in the women’s portfolio at the Nigerian powerhouse. This Case Study explores how they went about developing their strategy and some of the innovative ways they are reaching out to women in their home base and across Africa. (Versión en español)
GBA Case Study: BancoEstado
GBA Case Study:
BancoEstado
As Chile’s only state-owned commercial bank, BancoEstado has a distinct mandate to deliver financial products and services to the entire population and contribute to a more inclusive and equal country. This Case Study looks at how the bank went from massifying access to financial services for women to unlocking the potential of women’s businesses. (Version en español)
Unlocking the Potential of the Women’s Market: The Gender Diversity & Inclusion Imperative
Unlocking the Potential of the Women’s Market: The Gender Diversity & Inclusion Imperative
This GBA InBrief explores the key benefits and challenges of implementing comprehensive gender D&I strategies, particularly as they relate to FSPs’ approaches to capturing the Women’s Market. It explores the experiences of GBA members in their journeys to become both an employer and a bank of choice for women, and provides key recommendations for FSPs seeking to embark on similar journeys.
The Economics of Banking on Women: 2018 Edition
The Economics of Banking on Women: 2018 Edition
This report is based on information gathered in the GBA’s Women’s Market Analytics Survey — the only collection of global banking data measuring the performance of financial institutions serving the Women’s Market, with 4 years of performance data and over 400 data points per institution. This second edition of the report bears out several trends that emerged in the previous edition, highlighting the strong business opportunity the Women’s Market represents.
Update: A previous version of this report was missing labels on one graph. We have corrected the error in this edition.
Evaluation Report: Bank of Palestine Strengthens Women-Owned Businesses and the Economy
Evaluation Report: Bank of Palestine Strengthens Women-Owned Businesses and the Economy
This evaluation report highlights the business results and lessons learned from IFC’s partnership with Bank of Palestine and its Felestineya Women’s Market program.
Powering Potential: Increasing Women’s Access to Financial Products and Services
Powering Potential: Increasing Women’s Access to Financial Products and Services
This report, a companion to BNY Mellon and the UN Foundation’s Return on Equality publication, shines a spotlight on the opportunity to realize gains — in both gender equality and market returns — by increasing women’s financial inclusion around the world. The goal of the report is to inspire financial services providers to design and market products and services that fuel women’s full economic participation, and to encourage investors to steer their capital toward such companies.
The Power of Effective Networking – Video
The Power of Effective Networking
Whether for new business generation, individual career development or simply getting the job done, networking is a vital tool for business. Yet so few people take a strategic approach to it. At the 2017 GBA Summit, networking specialist Andy Lopata shared key insights on the power of networking, how men and women have different networking styles, and what networking means for building banks’ business. This video recaps his presentation.
Disruption that Enhances the Value Proposition for Women – NatWest
Disruption that Enhances the Value Proposition for Women
Jane Howard discussed how NatWest is supporting women customers with various digital solutions at the 2017 GBA Summit.
GBA Case Study I: NatWest
GBA Case Study I: NatWest
Julie Baker shared the strategic rationale for NatWest’s Women in Business program and discussed its journey to becoming the bank of choice for women in business in the UK at the 2017 GBA Summit.
FMO’s Female Leadership Journey
FMO’s Female Leadership Journey
The Female Leadership Journey program is a partnership between the Dutch development bank FMO and Access Bank Ghana to unleash the potential of female leaders of the future. Learn more in this video.
GBA Case Study: NatWest
GBA Case Study: NatWest
The fifth in the GBA’s Case Study series on best practice banks features Women in Business champion NatWest, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland. The bank has found great success through its ability to leverage partners in the ecosystem to deliver real value to its women clients.
Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs 2017
Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs 2017
Strong supporting conditions such as access to financial services and ease of doing business pave the way for progress in businesses owned by women. The inaugural Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs seeks to understand and track women’s progress and achievements in the business world, identifying which factors and conditions are most conducive to closing the gender gap among business owners in an economy.
Gender Intelligence for Banks
Gender Intelligence for Banks
This IFC study of the workforce at GBA member HBL in Pakistan examines the differences between employees who underwent gender awareness training and those who did not, finding striking results about the benefits of such training.
The Power of Procurement: How to Source from Women-Owned Businesses
The Power of Procurement: How to Source from Women-Owned Businesses
This guide from UN Women is intended to support signatories of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, which UN Women and UN Global Compact jointly promulgate, to take action on Principle 5: Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that empower women. Corporations are well positioned to promote gender equality and empower women in their workplaces, in their communities and through their purchasing policies and practices.
Towards a Better Future for Women and Work
Towards a Better Future for Women and Work
ILO, in collaboration with Gallup, surveyed men and women in 2016 to understand their perceptions about women and work. The results suggest that men and women are not always as far apart in their attitudes as conventional wisdom might lead them – and governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations – to assume.
HBL – Gender Intelligence Training
HBL – Gender Intelligence Training
The Gender Intelligence training HBL implemented was intended to turn branches into a safe space for women and help bank employees serve them better. The training counterbalances stereotypes through data, statistics and best practices from other markets in order for all employees to understand and recognize the business case for targeting women, the CVP and individual and organizational gender biases.
RBS Supplier Diversity
RBS Supplier Diversity
This video explains RBS’s Supplier Diversity & Inclusion strategy and Code of Conduct.
The Missing Entrepreneurs 2015
The Missing Entrepreneurs 2015
The Missing Entrepreneurs 2015 is the third edition in a series of OECD annual reports that provide data and policy analysis on inclusive entrepreneurship. The report contains data on the scale and scope of entrepreneurship and self-employment activities across EU Member States by social target groups, as well as the barriers they face.
Women in Business
Women in Business
This NatWest infographic shows the results of a survey of women’s attitudes and behaviors around entrepreneurship.
Doing Business 2017
Doing Business 2017
Doing Business 2017 is the 14th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. This edition introduces a gender dimension in four of the 11 topics sets.
NatWest: How Our Staff Are Making a Difference
NatWest: How Our Staff Are Making a Difference
Rebecca and Clare had always loved creating beauty products. So when they decided to turn a passion into a business, NatWest’s Jonathan was there to help.
NatWest: Coda Falconry
NatWest: Coda Falconry
Sarah always dreamed of opening her own falconry business. It wasn’t an easy road to tread, but with a solid business plan, a lot of determination and some support from NatWest and the Women in Business team, she succeeded.
Supporting Business Life-Cycle Needs – Kauffman Foundation
Supporting Business Life-Cycle Needs – Kauffman Foundation
Alicia Robb discussed the financing patterns & credit experiences of women-owned businesses during a panel at the 2016 GBA Summit.
Fast Tracking Diversity – Westpac
Fast Tracking Diversity – Westpac
Julie Rynski shared this presentation highlighting Westpac’s Inclusion & Diversity journey at the 2016 GBA Summit.
Fast Tracking Diversity – HBL
Fast Tracking Diversity – HBL
Roofi Jamil shared insights on how HBL has conducted Gender Intelligence training in its branches and the results it has had so far, in this presentation from the 2016 GBA Summit.
Fast Tracking Diversity – Mercer
Fast Tracking Diversity – Mercer
Carole Jackson shared this presentation at the 2016 GBA Summit, highlighting results from the recent “When Women Thrive” study.
Fast Tracking Diversity – EDGE
Fast Tracking Diversity – EDGE
In this 2016 GBA Summit presentation, Alina Polonskaia explained EDGE certification for workplace gender equality.
When Women Thrive: Financial Services Perspective
When Women Thrive: Financial Services Perspective
Mercer’s “When Women Thrive, Businesses Thrive” global report is the most comprehensive look at women in the workplace, covering responses from 583 companies across 42 countries, including data on 3.2 million employees. In this market report, Mercer shares specific data and insights that organizations in the financial services industry can use to map their own journeys to greater gender diversity.
The Power of Parity: How Advancing Women’s Equality Can Add $12 Trillion to Global Growth
The Power of Parity: How Advancing Women’s Equality Can Add $12 Trillion to Global Growth
This report from the McKinsey Global Institute estimates the size of the economic potential from achieving gender parity and maps gender inequality using 15 indicators of gender equality in 95 countries.
Women in Financial Services
Women in Financial Services
The second edition of this report from Oliver Wyman analyzes the state of gender balance in banking, with findings drawn from 381 financial services organizations in 32 countries.
TEB Women Banking – Video 2
TEB Women Banking
This video from TEB’le Kadin shows why TEB supports women-owned/led SMEs in Turkey.
TEB Women Banking – Video 1
TEB Women Banking
This video from TEB’le Kadin shows why TEB supports women-owned/led SMEs in Turkey.
Women in Financial Services
Women in Financial Services
This report by Oliver Wyman contains a series of articles that discuss a range of gender-related issues in financial services. It draws on statistics concerning female representation within the financial industry.
We Initiative – BLC Bank
We Initiative – BLC Bank
BLC Bank’s We Initiative – Women Empowerment Initiative, is the first and only holistic program dedicated to the financial empowerment of women in the Middle East. It targets women in their plurality, as entrepreneurs, professionals, mothers and in their daily lives, seeking to find solutions for their challenges and concerns and aiming to unleash their potential.
#SheKtirMhem – The Salary Gap
#SheKtirMhem – The Salary Gap
This video from BLC Bank is part of a series on gender stereotypes in Lebanon.
#SheKtirMhem – Women in Managerial Positions
#SheKtirMhem – Women in Managerial Positions
This video from BLC Bank is part of a series on gender stereotypes in Lebanon.
Does Disruption Drive Job Creation?
Does Disruption Drive Job Creation?
The EY Global Job Creation Survey 2016 surveyed a record number — nearly 2,700 — of entrepreneurs in 12 major economies. Almost 6 in 10 (59%) respondents expect to increase their workforce in 2016, a leap of more than a quarter year-on-year. It is also twice the proportion of large companies planning to grow headcount, as reported in EY’s recent Capital Confidence Barometer.
