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"The stakes are high. Even before COVID-19, gender gaps in women’s access to finance and to financial services were large and pervasive. Now we see that the pandemic is not gender-neutral," says @nleecgd #CGDTalks

The survey shows that DFIs have laid much of the groundwork for increasing gender equity externally and internally, but most are not adequately measuring whether they are reaping the gains of that investment. @nleecgd #CGDTalks

It important that the gains from DFI investments are expanded for women & that women have equal access to DFI finance. DFIs need to be a major force for narrowing, not widening, gender gaps. @nleecgd #CGDTalks

The most effective way to demonstrate how seriously management and shareholders take the goal of prioritizing women’s equity and empowerment: setting targets. @nleecgd #CGDTalks

However, just half of DFIs set targets to monitor the implementation of their gender strategies – or incorporate a gender score or qualitative gender analysis into every investment approval decision. @modonnell1231 #CGDTalks

Less than half of DFIs set & publish targets for increasing women’s representation among Sr managers; less than one-quarter do the same for board rep.

Overall, women are 1/3 of board members, sr managers, & investment committee members across DFIs. @modonnell1231 #CGDTalks