{"id":17110,"date":"2020-12-02T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=17110"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:52:55","slug":"gender-lens-investing-vital-to-global-economic-recovery-gmis2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/gender-lens-investing-vital-to-global-economic-recovery-gmis2020\/","title":{"rendered":"GENDER LENS INVESTING VITAL TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY #GMIS2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>In developing countries, women are 20 percent<\/em> less likely to have access to base technologies such as mobile phones and the <em>Internet\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li><em>Research from the International Finance Corporation shows that their gender-balanced teams display a 20 percent higher return than male-dominated teams<\/em><\/li><li><em>Experts at the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2BQ6yhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit\u2019s<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Al40r7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>#GMIS2020<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0Digital Series discuss<\/em>\u00a0<em>how gender lens investing can recover the global economy\u00a0<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hannover, Germany \u2013 December 1, 2020<\/strong>:\u00a0The COVID-19 pandemic has widened the gap in existing inequalities and obstacles to women\u2019s empowerment and entrepreneurship, further endangering progress on a host of international development frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. However, an expert panel at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2BQ6yhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Al40r7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GMIS2020<\/a>\u00a0Digital Series found that applying a gender lens approach to investment can both accelerate gender equality and provide significant returns on investment worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-2-Rana-Ghoneim-Chief-of-the-Energy-Systems-and-Infrastructure-Division-at-UNIDO-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rana Ghoneim, Chief of the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Division at UNIDO\" class=\"wp-image-17115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-2-Rana-Ghoneim-Chief-of-the-Energy-Systems-and-Infrastructure-Division-at-UNIDO-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-2-Rana-Ghoneim-Chief-of-the-Energy-Systems-and-Infrastructure-Division-at-UNIDO-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-2-Rana-Ghoneim-Chief-of-the-Energy-Systems-and-Infrastructure-Division-at-UNIDO-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-2-Rana-Ghoneim-Chief-of-the-Energy-Systems-and-Infrastructure-Division-at-UNIDO-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-2-Rana-Ghoneim-Chief-of-the-Energy-Systems-and-Infrastructure-Division-at-UNIDO-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-2-Rana-Ghoneim-Chief-of-the-Energy-Systems-and-Infrastructure-Division-at-UNIDO.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Rana Ghoneim, Chief of the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Division at UNIDO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderator\u00a0<strong>Rana Ghoneim, Chief of the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Division at UNIDO<\/strong>, introduced the panel entitled \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmisummit.com\/gmis2020-agenda\/promoting-gender-lens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Industries Post COVID-19: Promoting Gender Lens Investing for the Global Economic Recovery<\/a>\u2019, noting that the burden of COVID-19 had fallen disproportionately on women due to social norms and cited the &#8216;United Nations\u2019 Women Rise for All initiative\u2019 to put women\u2019s leadership at the heart of the international recovery effort. \u201cTo support these efforts, gender-responsive approaches like gender lens investing are essential in both the immediate response and longer-term recovery solutions to global challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Ghoneim.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re crucial for mitigating disproportionately negative effects on women, as well as increasing resilience to future shocks, by supporting a more stable and inclusive public and private sector,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-3-Beau-Seil-Co-Founder-and-Partner-at-Patamar-Capital-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Beau Seil, Co-Founder and Partner at Patamar Capital\" class=\"wp-image-17116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-3-Beau-Seil-Co-Founder-and-Partner-at-Patamar-Capital-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-3-Beau-Seil-Co-Founder-and-Partner-at-Patamar-Capital-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-3-Beau-Seil-Co-Founder-and-Partner-at-Patamar-Capital-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-3-Beau-Seil-Co-Founder-and-Partner-at-Patamar-Capital-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-3-Beau-Seil-Co-Founder-and-Partner-at-Patamar-Capital-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-3-Beau-Seil-Co-Founder-and-Partner-at-Patamar-Capital.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Beau Seil, Co-Founder and Partner at Patamar Capital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Beau Seil, Co-Founder and Partner at Patamar Capital<\/strong>, and a gender lens investor, defines gender lens investing as \u201cbacking companies that have been primarily focused on women and girls\u201d and pushing \u201cfor different practices within your firm, whether it\u2019s equality within the workplace or board representation.\u201d In his experience, many women entrepreneurs tend to underestimate their company\u2019s potential growth but eventually end up outperforming other companies. Unlike an investor applying a gender lens approach, a traditional investor could easily overlook these opportunities. Seil highlighted that analysing gender patterns and gender biases will allow them to identify undervalued opportunities, resulting in better investment and portfolio management decisions, and improved returns for investors. \u201cIt\u2019s actually creating better companies,\u201d concluded&nbsp;<strong>Seil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-4-Selina-Haeny-Policy-Advisor-for-Gender-Equality-and-the-Private-Sector-at-the-Swiss-Agency-for-Development-Cooperation-SDC-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Selina Haeny, Policy Advisor for Gender Equality and the Private Sector at the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)\" class=\"wp-image-17117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-4-Selina-Haeny-Policy-Advisor-for-Gender-Equality-and-the-Private-Sector-at-the-Swiss-Agency-for-Development-Cooperation-SDC-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-4-Selina-Haeny-Policy-Advisor-for-Gender-Equality-and-the-Private-Sector-at-the-Swiss-Agency-for-Development-Cooperation-SDC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-4-Selina-Haeny-Policy-Advisor-for-Gender-Equality-and-the-Private-Sector-at-the-Swiss-Agency-for-Development-Cooperation-SDC-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-4-Selina-Haeny-Policy-Advisor-for-Gender-Equality-and-the-Private-Sector-at-the-Swiss-Agency-for-Development-Cooperation-SDC-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-4-Selina-Haeny-Policy-Advisor-for-Gender-Equality-and-the-Private-Sector-at-the-Swiss-Agency-for-Development-Cooperation-SDC-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-4-Selina-Haeny-Policy-Advisor-for-Gender-Equality-and-the-Private-Sector-at-the-Swiss-Agency-for-Development-Cooperation-SDC.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Selina Haeny, Policy Advisor for Gender Equality and the Private Sector at the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Selina Haeny, Policy Advisor for Gender Equality and the Private Sector at the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)<\/strong>, underlined that gender lens investing is a crucial tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, while stressing that SDG 5 on gender equality is currently gravely underfunded in comparison to the other Goals. She underlined that SDC incentivises partners in the private sector, and particularly in fintech, to actively reach out to women, foster financial inclusion and yield better financial investment for women.&nbsp;<strong>Haeny<\/strong>&nbsp;added that many of the COVID-19 frontline jobs, such as healthcare occupations, employ mostly women. It is important to address systemic issues in this regard &#8211; \u201cI think the two main important things are to invest in better working conditions for health workers and to look into unpaid care work and really value the work that women do,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-5-Stephanie-Vak-Stephens-Investment-Officer-and-Gender-Lead-at-the-International-Finance-Corporation-IFC-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Vak Stephens, Investment Officer and Gender Lead at the International Finance Corporation (IFC)\" class=\"wp-image-17111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-5-Stephanie-Vak-Stephens-Investment-Officer-and-Gender-Lead-at-the-International-Finance-Corporation-IFC-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-5-Stephanie-Vak-Stephens-Investment-Officer-and-Gender-Lead-at-the-International-Finance-Corporation-IFC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-5-Stephanie-Vak-Stephens-Investment-Officer-and-Gender-Lead-at-the-International-Finance-Corporation-IFC-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-5-Stephanie-Vak-Stephens-Investment-Officer-and-Gender-Lead-at-the-International-Finance-Corporation-IFC-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-5-Stephanie-Vak-Stephens-Investment-Officer-and-Gender-Lead-at-the-International-Finance-Corporation-IFC-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-5-Stephanie-Vak-Stephens-Investment-Officer-and-Gender-Lead-at-the-International-Finance-Corporation-IFC.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Stephanie Vak Stephens, Investment Officer and Gender Lead at the International Finance Corporation (IFC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stephanie Vak Stephens, Investment Officer and Gender Lead at the International Finance Corporation (IFC)<\/strong>, added that women often work in sectors hardest-hit by COVID-19, such as administration and retail. But even those women who are able to work remotely are feeling the compounded hardships brought about by the pandemic and lockdown measures due to the fact that women are disproportionately burdened with unpaid domestic care work. \u201cThe ones who will be able to stand during this pandemic need some form of bridge capital or additional financing to be able to transition to business models where they\u2019re digitising their operations or quickly adopting technology,\u201d emphasised Vak Stephens. She added that capital providers need to examine their lending practices to ensure that women entrepreneurs are targeted or that women are well-represented in the businesses supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-6-Kerry-Max-Special-Advisor-Climate-Finance-Partnerships-Global-Affairs-Canada-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kerry Max, Special Advisor, Climate Finance Partnerships, Global Affairs Canada\" class=\"wp-image-17112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-6-Kerry-Max-Special-Advisor-Climate-Finance-Partnerships-Global-Affairs-Canada-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-6-Kerry-Max-Special-Advisor-Climate-Finance-Partnerships-Global-Affairs-Canada-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-6-Kerry-Max-Special-Advisor-Climate-Finance-Partnerships-Global-Affairs-Canada-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-6-Kerry-Max-Special-Advisor-Climate-Finance-Partnerships-Global-Affairs-Canada-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-6-Kerry-Max-Special-Advisor-Climate-Finance-Partnerships-Global-Affairs-Canada-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-6-Kerry-Max-Special-Advisor-Climate-Finance-Partnerships-Global-Affairs-Canada.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Kerry Max, Special Advisor, Climate Finance Partnerships, Global Affairs Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kerry Max, Special Advisor, Climate Finance Partnerships, Global Affairs Canada<\/strong>, cited there are systemic financing gaps of trillions of US dollars in implementing the Paris Climate Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic which cannot be plugged by Official Development Assistance (ODA) streams alone, and require blended finance instruments. He said that the Canadian Development Finance institution, established in 2018, had deployed concessional loans and repayable contributions, as well as climate trust funds with international partners. \u201cDonors have to use innovative finance and in particular risk-sharing, a blend of public and private funds to mobilise all investors, from impact investors to institutional investors, to get from the billions to the trillions that we need,\u201d said Max. He added that Canada has a feminist international policy, aiming to incentivise partners to use gender lens investing in reducing inequalities and promoting women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-7-Dr.-Chitra-Rajan-Serial-Enterpreneur-and-Advisor-Private-Financing-Advisory-Network-PFAN-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Chitra Rajan, Serial Enterpreneur and Advisor, Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN)\" class=\"wp-image-17113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-7-Dr.-Chitra-Rajan-Serial-Enterpreneur-and-Advisor-Private-Financing-Advisory-Network-PFAN-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-7-Dr.-Chitra-Rajan-Serial-Enterpreneur-and-Advisor-Private-Financing-Advisory-Network-PFAN-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-7-Dr.-Chitra-Rajan-Serial-Enterpreneur-and-Advisor-Private-Financing-Advisory-Network-PFAN-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-7-Dr.-Chitra-Rajan-Serial-Enterpreneur-and-Advisor-Private-Financing-Advisory-Network-PFAN-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-7-Dr.-Chitra-Rajan-Serial-Enterpreneur-and-Advisor-Private-Financing-Advisory-Network-PFAN-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Image-7-Dr.-Chitra-Rajan-Serial-Enterpreneur-and-Advisor-Private-Financing-Advisory-Network-PFAN.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Chitra Rajan, Serial Enterpreneur and Advisor, Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Chitra Rajan, Serial Entrepreneur and Advisor, Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN)<\/strong>, stated that the pandemic has affected women entrepreneurs in two ways: it reduced their economic independence and added to their workload, giving rise to long-term socioeconomic consequences. \u201cWomen are reluctant to invest because they don\u2019t want to risk so much money and this pandemic has accelerated the situation, where they are a lot more risk-averse to the decision of getting into business,\u201d said&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Rajan<\/strong>. She fears these negative effects of the pandemic will persist for decades. Invoking her personal experience of applying for credit,&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Rajan<\/strong>&nbsp;said that despite credentials, know-how and experience, businesswomen often found themselves subjected to sexist questioning. \u201cWe can very clearly see that there\u2019s a bias in the mind of investors when they talk to a woman with a view to talking to a man,\u201d she asserted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concluding,&nbsp;<strong>Rana Ghoneim<\/strong>&nbsp;stressed the need to address systemic vulnerabilities and inequalities affecting women, partnerships for women-led industrial initiatives, amplifying the data on the benefits of gender lens investing and for governments and multilateral organisations to provide targeted capacity-building initiatives for women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The virtual panel discussion was the latest in&nbsp;a new sequence of weekly sessions held by the #GMIS2020 Digital Series, following the Virtual Summit that was held on&nbsp;September 4-5, 2020.&nbsp;The session is available to watch on-demand at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2YHVHyY\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2YHVHyY<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a>P<\/a>articipants can watch the GMIS Digital Series by registering on the following link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3eYq75o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/<\/a>bit.ly\/3eYq75o. The program agenda is available on the following link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Al40r7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Al40r7<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on UNIDO\u2019s work on gender equality and the empowerment of women, please consult the UNIDO website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unido.org\/our-focus-cross-cutting-services\/gender-equality-and-empowerment-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In developing countries, women are 20 percent less likely to have access to base technologies such as mobile phones and the Internet\u00a0 Research from the International Finance Corporation shows that their gender-balanced teams display a 20 percent higher return than male-dominated teams Experts at the\u00a0Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit\u2019s\u00a0#GMIS2020\u00a0Digital Series discuss\u00a0how gender lens investing can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":24,"_extra_hide_author_box":"1","_extra_featured_post":"0","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>gender lens investing - Vital to Global Recovery | Saudi Shopper<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gender lens investing is vital to global economic recovery. 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