Investing in Female Entrepreneurs: A Social Issue or an Economic Opportunity?
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November 22, 2020
A Global Review of Gender-Lens Investing in Light of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The UN SDG No. 5 targets gender equality, and while that does make investing in female entrepreneurs or gender-lens investing a social justice, it is in truth good business to embrace diversity and invest in women-led businesses. Despite several studies showing how advancing women’s equality can unleash unprecedented global growth, gender balance and gender lens are still not widely implemented as a practice, even among impact investors.
