Project Sage 2.0: Tracking Venture Capital with a Gender Lens
From the Wharton Social Impact Initiative and Catalyst at Large. An update of the original 2017 Project Sage report by WSII and Suzanne Biegel. A landscape analysis of structured private equity, venture capital, and private debt vehicles with a gender lens.
Gender Lens Investing: Impact Opportunities Through Gender Equity
From Cambridge Associates. In this brief paper, Cambridge Associates present: a review of gender equality and its impact on economic growth; a case for gender lens investing as an alpha engine; an overview of gender lens investing; and an outline of opportunities for investment. With a gender lens framework, investors can positively impact gender imbalances via their portfolio management choices; this paper provides tangible investment themes and implementable strategies.
Moving Towards Gender Balance in Private Equity and Venture Capital
From IFC. This study explores the link between financial returns and gender diversity; the lack of women in the industry; and steps needed to achieve gender balance. One of the key findings of the report is that private equity and venture capital funds with gender-balanced senior investment teams generated 10 percent to 20 percent higher returns compared with funds that have a majority of male or female leaders.
Four For Women: A Framework for Evaluating Evaluating Companies’ Impact on the Women They Employ
From Wharton Social Impact Initiative. This framework by Vice Dean Katherine Klein, Wharton doctoral candidate Shoshana Schwartz, and WSII Senior Director Sandi M. Hunt promises to change the conversation about what it means to be a good employer for women. Highlighting critical outcomes for women – and possible metrics to use to assess these outcomes – they set a new standard for employer excellence. And it is about employer excellence (not just excellence for women) because companies that are good for women are good for men, too. It’s not a zero sum game.
Toolkit for Investing in Girls and Young Women
From SPRING Accelerator. Are you an investor interested in exploring the potential of investing to benefit girls and young women in emerging markets? Perhaps you are wondering how to start, or are looking to deepen the impact towards girls and young women within your existing investments? Then this toolkit is for you.