Digital financial services (DFS) have been considered a game changer for women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment. Despite the potential of DFS, barriers to access and adopt DFS persist. Fintech
This report focuses on women’s use of mobile phones for business and the mobile gender gaps experienced by women micro-entrepreneurs. Even when women micro-entrepreneurs own a mobile phone, they may
Using data from 114 economies around the world (including Nepal, Pakistan, and India), researchers from the International Monetary Fund show that financial technologies (Fintech) can reduce gender inequality by raising
This brief from the World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab’s “Innovations in Financing Women Entrepreneurs Initiative” shares lessons from a digital mentoring program that targeted female entrepreneurs in Ethiopia’s Somali
Digital credit allows borrowers without formal credit histories to access small, short-term loans remotely and automatically. While this offers the potential for millions of unbanked individuals to access formal loans
Chapter five of this edited volume, Improving Gender Equality with Digitalization, attempts to find empirical relationships between digitalization and gender outcomes, particularly as it relates to the woeful female employment in
Using cross-country Fintech data, the IMF examined people unintentionally left behind by digitalization. The results suggest that greater use of Fintech is associated with narrowing class and rural divides, but
Digital gender disparities are pervasive in Bangladesh. Women make up only 14% of professionals in STEM fields, despite more women than men graduating from secondary and higher secondary schools. However,
The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the use of digital payments in Nepal – benefitting countless small vendors, including Nabina Yadav, a vegetable seller in Kathmandu who was quick to switch to
Only 6% of Afghan women have access to the internet through any device. In a country where the government has been overtly hostile to women going to school and college,
Documents
Her FinTech Edge – Market Insights for Inclusive Growth (2024)
Digital financial services (DFS) have been considered a game changer for women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment. Despite the potential of DFS, barriers to access and adopt DFS persist. Fintech
Understanding Women Micro-entrepreneurs’ Use of Mobile Phones for Business: Evidence from 10 Low- and Middle-income Countries (2023)
This report focuses on women’s use of mobile phones for business and the mobile gender gaps experienced by women micro-entrepreneurs. Even when women micro-entrepreneurs own a mobile phone, they may
Fintech, Female Employment, and Gender Inequality (2022)
Using data from 114 economies around the world (including Nepal, Pakistan, and India), researchers from the International Monetary Fund show that financial technologies (Fintech) can reduce gender inequality by raising
Helping Female Entrepreneurs Access Digital Platforms: The Importance of a Tech-Plus-Touch Approach and Other Lessons Learned (2023)
This brief from the World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab’s “Innovations in Financing Women Entrepreneurs Initiative” shares lessons from a digital mentoring program that targeted female entrepreneurs in Ethiopia’s Somali
The Impact of Digital Credit in Low-Income Countries
Digital credit allows borrowers without formal credit histories to access small, short-term loans remotely and automatically. While this offers the potential for millions of unbanked individuals to access formal loans
South Asia’s Path to Resilient Growth (2022)
Chapter five of this edited volume, Improving Gender Equality with Digitalization, attempts to find empirical relationships between digitalization and gender outcomes, particularly as it relates to the woeful female employment in
Is Fintech Always Inclusive? (2022)
Using cross-country Fintech data, the IMF examined people unintentionally left behind by digitalization. The results suggest that greater use of Fintech is associated with narrowing class and rural divides, but
Bangladesh’s Women Rise to the Challenge with Big Ideas for Digital Innovation (2023)
Digital gender disparities are pervasive in Bangladesh. Women make up only 14% of professionals in STEM fields, despite more women than men graduating from secondary and higher secondary schools. However,
Empowering Women through a #DigitALL Nepal (2023)
The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the use of digital payments in Nepal – benefitting countless small vendors, including Nabina Yadav, a vegetable seller in Kathmandu who was quick to switch to
Digital Freedom Out of Reach for Most Afghan Women (2023)
Only 6% of Afghan women have access to the internet through any device. In a country where the government has been overtly hostile to women going to school and college,