Closing the gap - Lessons from six years of investing in women

We invest in companies where women are already well-represented as leaders, employees, and customers, and where inclusive policies are already in place. By focusing on gender-smart businesses, women benefit from the growth our investment brings.

We work with companies to launch gender-focused initiatives, like increasing female inclusion in the workforce or tailoring products for women’s needs. When we invest, these businesses might not have strong female representation or a gender focus, so we use our influence to help them become more diverse and inclusive over time.

We design our investments to benefit women, for example, by offering financial incentives to boost women’s workforce participation.

We promote gender-lens investing by working with other organisations to set standards and create resources that encourage more investors to adopt gender-smart practices.