The Global Findex Database 2021 shows that the gap in access to financial services between men and women dropped to 4 percentage points for the first time in the past decade. In developing economies, the gap is somewhat larger at 6 percentage points. 74 percent of men now have an account, compared to 68 percent of women in developing economies. BIGD, in partnership with The World Bank’s Development Research Group and the World Bank Group’s yearlong Gender Equality and Development +10: Accelerate Equality initiative organized a webinar titled ”Expanding Women’s Financial Inclusion: Global Implications of the Findex Gender Note 2021″ on Wednesday.
The Global Findex Database 2021 shows that the gap in access to financial services between men and women dropped to 4 percentage points for the first time in the past decade. In developing economies, the gap is somewhat larger at 6 percentage points. 74 percent of men now have an account, compared to 68 percent of women in developing economies. BIGD, in partnership with The World Bank’s Development Research Group and the World Bank Group’s yearlong Gender Equality and Development +10: Accelerate Equality initiative organized a webinar titled ”Expanding Women’s Financial Inclusion: Global Implications of the Findex Gender Note 2021″ on Wednesday.
