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…

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Gender Lens Investing: Diverse Corporate Leadership Outperforms

A widely documented body of research has demonstrated that companies with higher levels of women in leadership (WIL) have superior performance in several areas, including higher returns on capital, better productivity, and higher stock price performance. During the initial years after the financial crisis of 2008-9, financial and economic research established the positive performance impact…

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Gender Lens Investing: Corporate Equality Metrics Beyond WIL

For public sector GLI equity and fixed income offerings to meaningfully reflect – and capture the benefits of – gender diversity at the company level, investment criteria should encompass inclusive gender equality metrics beyond WIL. Women’s representation at all managerial levels is the key to the leadership pipeline. Investors need to be able to measure…

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Supporting a women-focused pandemic recovery

COVID Update

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…

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Infographic #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…

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