Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMES Webinar Series Read more about Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMES Webinar Series The webinar series, "Digitalization and Credit Scoring for Women SMEs," aimed to provide practical knowledge on gender, alternative data, and insights on credit scoring for financial institutions, with discussants Dean Caire, a credit scoring specialist, and Steven Landman, a fintech expert. The first installment in December 2021 explored the basics of credit scoring, while the second in January tackled the technical challenges.
How are women building disaster resilience through seaweed farming and mangrove rehabilitation? Read more about How are women building disaster resilience through seaweed farming and mangrove rehabilitation? This presentation shared experiences of women engaged in nature-based solutions to local humanitarian leadership in the Philippines.
How Female-Friendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan? Read more about How Female-Friendly Are Workplaces in Urban Pakistan? The webinar presented results from a representative survey of firms in in Lahore, Pakistan—a metropolis of over 10 million—to shed light on how comfortable workspaces in Lahore currently are for women and the extent to which they can be made more favorable, both for women who are currently employed, and those who wish to join the labor force.
Gender Month 2022: Women Leading Towards An Equal, Greener and More Resilient Future Read more about Gender Month 2022: Women Leading Towards An Equal, Greener and More Resilient Future Empowering women to participate fully in economic and social life is essential to building strong economies, establishing stable and just societies, and improving the quality of life for men, women, and our communities. Under ADB’s Strategy 2030, gender equality is one of seven operational priorities. By 2030, 75% of committed projects and programs will promote gender equality.
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala Keywords gender equality womens empowerment Read more about Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala is a women's rights activist with 18 years of experience in the field of women's rights and gender equality. She holds a MA in Gender Studies from Sussex University (UK), and a post graduate diploma in Women’s Studies from Colombo University. In 2016, she became the first Sri Lankan (male or female) to summit Mount Everest. In recognition of this achievement, from 2016-2019 she was appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for Women's Rights by the Ministry of Women's Affairs in Sri Lanka.
Reema Alsalem Keywords womens empowerment gender equality womens Read more about Reema Alsalem Ms. Reem Alsalem was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences in July 2021 by the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year tenure. She started her tenure on 1 August 2021.
Padma Shri Reema Nanavaty Keywords gender equality womens empowerment Read more about Padma Shri Reema Nanavaty Reema Nanavaty is former General Secretary of the Self Employed Women's Association in India. She has worked with SEWA for more than 35 years expanding its membership to over 1.7 million members, making it the single largest union of informal sector women workers.
Laura Crow Keywords womens empowerment Women’s Finance Exchange Financial Institutions ADB gender equality Read more about Laura Crow Laura is part of M-Pesa Africa’s Product team responsible for designing and rolling out platforms which the 7 M-Pesa markets can commercialise. Her focus within the team is to develop the product strategy, set the commercial priorities, drive thought leadership and specify the features and performance metrics for M-Pesa’s offerings in credit, savings, wealth management, and financial education with a particular interest in ensuring these products cater for the rural segment, especially in agriculture.
Sucharita Mukherjee Keywords womens empowerment Women’s Finance Exchange Financial Institutions ADB gender equality Read more about Sucharita Mukherjee Sucharita is passionate about good finance for all. She is the co-founder and CEO of Kaleidofin, a neo-bank that provides intuitive and tailored financial solutions to over a million underbanked customers in India. Prior to this, she co-founded the IFMR group and most recently was the group CEO of IFMR Holdings. She conceptualized and founded Northern Arc Capital, building capital markets access for financial inclusion and Northern Arc Investments, an alternatives fund management platform focused on informal sector finance.
Rachel Freeman Keywords agrifinance womens empowerment Women’s Finance Exchange Financial Institutions ADB gender equality Read more about Rachel Freeman Tyme is the technology and solutions firm powering Tyme Bank, the first digital bank in South Africa with now 3 million customers. Rachel Freeman is an experienced and internationally recognized financial expert, particularly in the areas of financial inclusion and innovative financial technologies. Before joining Tyme, Ms. Freeman served as the IFC Financial Institutions Advisory Manager for Asia since 2014.