Taking Gender Seriously: Towards a Gender Justice Protocol for Financial Services

Linda Mayoux
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Linda Mayoux: International Consultant with WEMAN, Oxfam Novib, The Netherlands

Chapter 28 in The Handbook of Microfinance, 2011, pp 613-641 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Gender Justice Framework Protocol for Financial ServicesFrameworkWhy a Gender Justice Protocol for Financial Services?Organisational Gender Policy: The Commercial BottomlineEquality of Access as Integral Part of Product and Service Development, Including Technological InnovationFinancial Services Contribute to Women's Empowerment through Appropriate Design of Products, Non-Financial Services Including Financial Literacy and Gender Action LearningGender Indicators Are an Integral Part of Social Performance ManagementConsumer Protection and Regulatory Policies Integrate Gender Equality of Opportunity and EmpowermentGender Justice AdvocacyThe Specific Needs and Interests of Very Poor and Vulnerable Women Are IncludedPromoting an Enabling Environment for Gender Justice in Financial Services: Role of National Networks, Government and DonorsReferences

Keywords: Microfinance; Poverty; Microcredit; Informal Markets; Microsavings; Microinsurance; Social Responsibility; Randomized Impact Evaluations; Ethics; Gender; South Asia; Latin America; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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