Women Effect

“One of the beautiful things about our movement is that it is being built by all of us, together, in radical collaboration." - @zanne2 #WD2019 #GenderSmart

Ahead of our @30percentclub Investor Group meeting today, a timely reminder from @FT that diverse companies do better: "when controlling for company size, dividend yield, profitability and risk, we found that gender diverse firms still outperformed" ft.com/content/7c3dbf…

3 pathways for implementing equality on the table at #ANDE2019 *Promoting investments and effective support services for women-led SGBs *Improving gender-inclusive employment policies within SGBs and intermediary organizations *Scaling gender-focused business models through SGBs

Fantastic to see this and of course there is Project Sage 2.0 (my report w @WhartonSocial) which has 87 funds. I have a list of 22 more to include in Project Sage 3.0 so great to see more resources!

How do you choose where to invest? At @AspenAction, Fellow @zanne2 led a workshop focused on closing the diversity gap in entrepreneurship through thoughtful investment. Hear reflections highlighting how diversity & innovation are impacting this space: bit.ly/2YXlMqy

And investing with a climate AND gender lens must be part of the picture.

The Night of the Iguana @IguanaWestEnd @DMTWestEnd review: a spellbinding Lia Williams makes it a night to remember ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #TheNightoftheIguana #NoelCowardTheatre upstagereviews.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/the…

“Give women access to digital and technical training, give them access to working capital, and build their skills to manage other entrepreneurs to drive sustainable impact across the value chain. @Ajaita_Shah , Founder and CEO, @FrontierMktshttps://bit.ly/2YlGxNK

I wish every Monday morning could start w/ @zanne2 & discussing gender smart investing! Really grateful to know & learn from her - being gender smart doesn’t end just because ur a female led fund - that’s just the beginning! Here’s to being more mindful & balanced in our future!

27 women leading the charge to protect our planet across science, activism, and technology: buff.ly/2EVyM98

Today, in a room full of distinguished peers in finance @FAforWomen @AXA we announce we now have $1 BILLION pledged towards women-founded cos to be deployed by 2020 globally by our partner funds, well ahead of our goal! Thank you all with us on this journey! #changetheparadigm

After 4 rounds of VC, I ran my own data analysis to see if my experience is unique. Women founders in female-focused sectors raise equitable VC, but women in non-female sectors raise 54% less than their fair share. In deep-tech, women raise up to 75% less! industrialfelt.com/women-leading-…

New Infographic: #WD2019 was an important moment on the march towards gender equality. Check out our newest infographic highlighting ideas for how you can use your power to achieve a gender equal world. #ThePowerOf - womendeliver.org/wp-content/upl…

39 Black women investors inspiring a new generation of VCs: buff.ly/2IrYxR9

Female fund managers make the case for ‘gender alpha’ in emerging markets impactalpha.com/female-fund-ma… Thank you @ImpactAlpha

.@talamobile founder @shivsiroya on how to best harness technology for gender equality at @WomenDeliver: buff.ly/2WIseWm #WD2019

To broaden access to capital for entrepreneurs, @SphaeraInc's @ajscholz suggests underwriting the development of new funds created by first time women and POC fund managers, and then capitalize them as anchor investors, loan guarantors and syndicators: buff.ly/2WhUpWY

How to invest in girls and young women: Lessons from @SPRINGAccel, by @zanne2: buff.ly/2Z9qrWR

.@Fidelity launches fund targeting firms with women in leadership: buff.ly/2VdUYkb

More than 30% of @CapriaVC's current network funds have women in leadership roles (6 out of 19). How is this influencing the #emergingmarket investing landscape? buff.ly/2ETEQiu

“Profit and purpose are not in conflict, both exist in a sustainable future.” – @phumzileunwomen, Executive Director of @UN_Women #WD2019 #GenderSmart Photos by @JulieHeather