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Highlights of the webinar on “Can G2P unlock women’s economic empowerment?”

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  • time Nov 14, 2022
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Timestamps of the webinar conducted on 10th November, 2022, on the topic “Can G2P unlock women’s economic empowerment?”. See the time stamps below for a better viewing experience.

  • 2:15- 10:43: Pawan Bakhshi, India Country Lead for Financial Services for the Poor program, BMGF: Welcome note and opening remarks—Can G2P unlock women’s economic empowerment?
  • 11:42- 24:09: Aparajita Singh, Manager, MSC: Introduction to MSC’s research on G2P’s potential in unlocking women’s economic empowerment—evidence from Asia and Africa
  • 25:03-26:05: Graham A.N. Wright, Founder and Group Managing Director, MSC: Context of the discussion and introduction to the panelists
  • 26:10-36:46: Sophie Sirtaine, CEO, CGAP: Response to question 1—Global evidence suggests gender norms create barriers. You wrote in a recent blog that one of CGAP’s calls to action after COVID-19 was to advance new partnerships beyond traditional financial inclusion stakeholders to address restrictive gender norms. How is CGAP developing these partnerships?
  • 37:27-44:53: Diva Dhar, Deputy Director (Data & Evidence), Women’s Economic Empowerment, BMGF: Response to question 1—What are some of the current challenges around collecting gender-disaggregated data, and what are the future pathways to close the gaps in data?
  • 45:01-51:37: Alicia Hammond, Gender and Digital Specialist, World Bank: Response to question 1—What are some of the World Bank’s priorities in terms of G2P programming globally? What is its approach to bringing government stakeholders to the table, especially when discussing the inclusion of vulnerable people?
  • 51:55-1:00:30: Wanza Mbole Namboya, Senior Economic Inclusion Advisor & Gender Lead, FSD Kenya: Response to question 1—Your work at FSD Kenya has shown much of the growth in financial inclusion in Kenya has come from women’s uptake of mobile phones. Yet the gender gap for internet use remains. What constraints deter the usage of internet services in Kenya?
  • 1:01:00-1:06:30: Sophie Sirtaine, CEO, CGAP: Response to question 2—Like most beneficiaries, women prefer to have more choices to access and withdraw G2P funds. How can G2P choice architecture circumvent, negate, or even leverage social norms to benefit them?
  • 1:07:03-1:10:40: Diva Dhar, Deputy Director (Data & Evidence), Women’s Economic Empowerment, BMGF: Response to question 2—Data collection is often a routine top-down approach that is static in terms of timelines, such as baseline, mid-line, end-line, and use—data often sits on the shelf. How can we incorporate more dynamic partnerships for data in this space?
  • 1:10:46-1:15:21: Wanza Mbole Namboya, Senior Economic Inclusion Advisor & Gender Lead, FSD Kenya: Response to question 2—Your work has shown how inclusive finance can help increase resilience among Kenyans. What lessons can governments take from Kenya on incorporating innovative financial products to deliver G2P funds?
  • 1:15:41-1:18:58: Alicia Hammond, Gender and Digital Specialist, World Bank: Response to question 2—How can we tailor G2P programs in the future to maximize their positive impact on women? Where have we made progress, and what are the remaining major challenges?
  • 1:19:30-1:30:31: Graham A.N. Wright, Founder and Group Managing Director, MSC: Q&A with the panelists and closing remarks

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