Meg Massey reflects on the key themes of the 2022 GenderSmart Investing Summit, and what it might truly take to transform systems of finance.

Equality Fund launched in 2019, with a $300M anchor from Global Affairs Canada. They recently launched their investment theory of change, which centres historically excluded grassroots feminist movements. We spoke to Director, Investment Strategy Adaora Ogbue about how their model seeks to disrupt systems of finance, and why it’s critical to align their investments - not just grantmaking - with deep gender impact.

Ruth Shaber is the Founder and President of Tara Health Foundation, a co-founder of Rhia Ventures, and an active gender focused investor in her personal portfolio. She is also co-author of a new book which makes a persuasive data-led financial case for investing with a gender and broader diversity lens for as-yet-unconverted mainstream allocators. We discuss the risks of not paying attention, and what it will really take to shift the status quo.

Calvert Impact Capital has taken a holistic approach to gender since they began investing debt capital 25 years ago. They’re currently influencing over a billion dollars, and invest in intermediaries, institutions, and impact funds in the United States and more than 100 countries around the globe. We spoke to CEO Jennifer Pryce about the shifts she’s seen in the field, and what she believes gender finance needs to become the new normal.