Posts Tagged ‘GLI’
Country Analysis of Gender Equality
Global Rankings of Gender Equality (GRGE) How many times do each of the shaded countries appear on the top fourteen countries on ten leading global rankings of gender equality? Hover over a country to see the count. Notably, Sweden appears on all ten global rankings. See the top fourteen countries for each ranking provider and…
Read MoreGender Lens Investing: Diverse Corporate Leadership Outperforms
Gender lens investing (GLI) is the direction of investment resources toward the achievement of gender equality. Broadly defined, GLI describes investment funds and portfolios in private and public capital markets segments. A breadth of studies spanning two decades has repeatedly shown connections between higher levels of women in leadership (WIL) and superior financial and operational…
Read MoreSupporting a women-focused pandemic recovery
Introduction: The Early Impact of COVID-19 on Women in the Global Economy (Q4 2020) Following the external shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic downturn, the U.S. economy has shown signs of recovery against an estimated 2.4% contraction of GDP for 2020. While many analysts see the global economy as poised for solid…
Read MoreInfographic #1: A Gender Lens in ESG Investing
How can ESG investments incorporate a gender lens? As standard setting bodies vie for leadership in ESG reporting standards, there has been a focus on the materiality of ESG metrics by company and industry. Proposed ESG standards tend to focus on metrics with material impact, defined as able to be measured and documented, on financial…
Read MoreGender Lens + ESG Investment Criteria
As a thematic environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategy, gender lens investment vehicles tend to incorporate two pillars of ESG. By definition gender lens investments cover the G of ESG, relationships with internal stakeholders. Our research shows that many gender lens vehicles also incorporate a focus on the S, relationships with external stakeholders. E,…
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