Closing the gender gap in financial inclusion can help reduce poverty and inequality and foster inclusive growth.
However, to close this gap stakeholders need to fully understand it–and they need data to get this complete picture.
Increasing the production, availability, and use of sex-disaggregated data on both the demand for and supply of financial services will enable banks and policymakers to take action toward closing the financial inclusion gender gap.
This brief reflects the WFID partnership’s aspirations and commitments to increasing women’s access to and use of financial services by promoting the collection and use of sex-disaggregated data.