Webinar | Driving Systemic Change to Close the Financing Gap for Women Entrepreneurs

Research underscores the immense economic opportunities that would arise if women were empowered to establish and expand businesses at the same rate as men. Estimates suggest that eliminating barriers could unlock a staggering $5-6 trillion in potential value addition globally.
In October 2023, the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) launched the WE Finance Code (or simply, the Code), a global framework designed to drive commitment, leadership, and innovation to close the gender financing gaps and enable women to succeed as entrepreneurs; and CGAP conducted research on the role of supply-side gender disaggregate data in advancing financial inclusion and the Code. However, while initiatives like this mark crucial steps towards equality in entrepreneurship, systemic change is needed for true progress.
The session introduced the WE Finance Code and provided insights from CGAP's experience on how leveraging sex-disaggregated data can foster an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem, with data obtained from the Women’s Financial Inclusion Dashboard of ConsumerCentrix.
Learn more in our webinar that took place on March, 28.
Driving Systemic Change to Close the Financing Gap for Women Entrepreneurs
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Moderator: Nisha Singh | Thematic Lead, FinEquity
Speakers:
Wendy Teleki | Head, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi)
Inez Murray | CEO, Financial Alliance for Women (FAW)
Esselina Macome | CEO, Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique (FSDMoç)
Juan Carlos Izaguirre | Senior Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP
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