Moving capital in the service of gender equality worldwide. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/gender-lens-investing/rss en Entrepreneurship Gender Lens Investing Thu, 07 Jun 2018 12:10:00 +0000 Joanna Lobo https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/06/07/building-a-sisterhood-in-indias-investing-boys-club https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/06/07/building-a-sisterhood-in-indias-investing-boys-club India’s startup and venture capital sectors are still relatively young, but already dominated by men. Meet the women overcoming old-fashioned attitudes to make their names in investing and helping other women turn their ideas into businesses. Gender Lens Investing Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Megan Clement, Jihii Jolly https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/06/05/deeply-talks-gender-lens-investing https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/06/05/deeply-talks-gender-lens-investing In our May episode of Deeply Talks, experts join us to discuss why 2018 is such a big year for investing in women. Entrepreneurship Gender Lens Investing Solutions Tue, 22 May 2018 11:40:00 +0000 Christabel Ligami https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/05/22/500-million-fund-aims-to-boost-investment-in-african-women-in-business https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/05/22/500-million-fund-aims-to-boost-investment-in-african-women-in-business The fund will focus on women-led companies, helping them access money that banks are unwilling to lend them. And by increasing women’s participation in the business world, the hope is to raise women’s decision-making powers across all sectors. Entrepreneurship Gender Lens Investing Solutions Thu, 12 Apr 2018 06:50:00 +0000 Bailey McCann https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/04/12/who-gets-to-build-the-future-the-rise-of-gender-lens-investing https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/04/12/who-gets-to-build-the-future-the-rise-of-gender-lens-investing After decades in the shadows, the field of gender lens investing is coming to the fore in financial circles – connecting women entrepreneurs around the world with the capital they need to succeed. Entrepreneurship Gender Lens Investing Solutions Thu, 05 Apr 2018 08:40:00 +0000 Anne Bouleanu https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/04/05/impact-investors-turn-to-women-run-businesses-in-the-philippines https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/04/05/impact-investors-turn-to-women-run-businesses-in-the-philippines Women in the Philippines have often struggled to get loans from banks to start their social enterprises. But impact investors around the world are stepping up to fill that gap. Entrepreneurship Gender Lens Investing Solutions Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:20:00 +0000 Lara Setrakian https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/02/09/why-2018-is-the-year-of-gender-lens-investing https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/02/09/why-2018-is-the-year-of-gender-lens-investing Suzanne Biegel, a pioneer of gender lens investing, is on a mission to show that focusing on women makes for good financial and social returns. She speaks with News Deeply about the language challenge, the trouble with data, and the importance of connecting people.