Parallelle Finance is a leader in gender lens investing research, analysis, and advocacy. We publish, speak, and consult on gender lens, diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEI) lens and ESG investment vehicles, trends, and best practices. Click the links below to access some of our most popular research and analysis.
With deep roots in investment analysis, Parallelle Finance publishes quarterly data and commentary on women in the global economy and equality-focused investing. We maintain the leading global database on Gender bonds, a growing sustainable debt asset class. In 2024, we authored Gender Bonds: A Toolkit for the Design and Issuance of Gender Bonds in Africa, a comprehensive guide for issuers and investors. In addition, we offer a scorecard tool for evaluating public and private investment portfolios with a gender equality lens. We have provided consulting and education services on sustainable investing. Our two principals each have over 25 years in global asset management.
Surveys consistently show that women seek to educate themselves about investment opportunities, demonstrate risk awareness, and report strong interest in sustainable and values-based investing. In the face of overlapping financial and economic gender gaps, it is important for women and their families to build wealth and save for retirement and other milestones. That is where we come in. For women, it is not about a lack of confidence. It is about evaluating advice and investing with a skilled partner who has walked the path that women navigate every day.
Gender Lens Investing (GLI) 2025