Series - Editorial Fellowship: Women's Economic Resilience

Proponents of gender-lens investing say it’s a solution to economic inequality. But does it really shift the status quo?

Author Sherlyn Assam
A GenderSmart report found that 71 per cent of their investors’ community chose to focus on women’s financial and digital inclusion to get them back into the markets

Why It Matters

Studies show that women and nonbinary-owned businesses typically have a higher return on investment. Increasing their access to capital to sustain their business gives them more economic freedom and opportunities to improve their communities.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"Proponents of gender-lens investing say it\u2019s a solution to economic inequality. But does it really shift the status quo?. This independent journalism is made possible by the Future of Good editorial fellowship on women\u2019s economic resilience, supported by Scotiabank. See our editorial ethics and standards here. Countless studies say the same thing: women and non-binary people\u2019s businesses yield higher returns on investment, in more ways than one.\u00a0 A Boston Consulting Group\u2019s study on startups, for instance, found that though the women-led startups received less capital, they generated 10 per cent more revenue over five years. For every dollar the women\u2019s businesses were funded, they generated 78 cents , while male-founded

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