As the Managing Director of Women Effect, Simi Shah talks to people doing amazing things in the world every day. This interview is the first in a series of conversations which we hope you’ll find as inspiring and thought provoking as we do.
News and Views
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A ROUND-UP OF GLOBAL GENDER LENS INVESTING NEWS AND ORIGINAL INTERVIEWS WITH INFLUENCERS IN THE WOMEN EFFECT COMMUNITY. SOME OF IT IS STILL QUITE RELEVANT!
Jaclyn Berfond was part of the team who developed and launched the Women’s World Banking gender performance indicators in 2011, and is now responsible for developing the indicators to measure performance of new products and markets. She shares some pertinent findings and challenges around data measurement with Women Effect.
Donna Katzin is the founder and CEO of Shared Interest, an impact investing firm that works for the economic empowerment of Southern African communities. She talks to Women Effect about her gender lens investing journey.
We interview founder and CEO of The Runway Project, Jessica Norwood, about using capital to transform communities in the Southern States and beyond