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Democracy That Delivers #195: Closing The Gender Gap in Access to Finance with IFC's Heather Mae Kipnis

Democracy That Delivers #195: Closing The Gender Gap in Access to Finance with IFC's Heather Mae Kipnis

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Democracy That Delivers #195: Closing The Gender Gap in Access to Finance with IFC's Heather Mae Kipnis

FromDemocracy That Delivers

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We close out Women's History Month with a podcast with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Product Lead for the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Gender Secretariat, Heather Mae Kipnis, and CIPE's Director for the Center for Women's Economic Empowerment, Barbara Langley. They discuss IFC's role in supporting stakeholders and clients to close gender gaps in the economy, and doing so in a sustainable way. Heather Mae Kipnis highlights the business case for closing the gender gap and help create more opportunities for women entrepreneurs, and the top 6 challenges women face in business and investment.  This podcast was originally recorded in November 2019. 
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Democracy That Delivers podcast is about democratic and economic development and the intersection between the two. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping build stronger democratic institutions in countries all over the world and how they are tackling some of the major governance challenges that many countries face today. The weekly discussion covers a wide range of topics including entrepreneurship, governance, rule of law, and the role of the private sector in democratic processes.