Investing in Women

gender inequality is not only a social issue, it's a critical economic challenge. harnessing and leveraging women's economic potential has the power to create jobs, drive economic growth and transform economies. the investing in women program is an initiative of the australian government to improve women’s economic participation, build markets for women and influence the private and public sector environment to promote women’s economic empowerment in the philippines, vietnam, myanmar and indonesia. the program these accomplish these through the following four components: 1. business coalitions - establishing and supporting business coalitions committed to gender equality 2. impact investing in women's smes - working with impact investors to increase investment in women’s smes. 3. government partnerships - partnering with government on gender lens economic regulatory reform and women’s economic empowerment. 4. advocacy - advocating and building a business case for women’s economic empow