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World Economic Forum: CARE's Mark Muckerheide shares how "The finance gap for women entrepreneurs is $1.7 trillion. Here’s how to close it"

Women entrepreneurs make up an important part of the micro, small and medium enterprise landscape, yet they remain underbanked. Image: Carey Wagner

Women entrepreneurs make up an important part of the micro, small and medium enterprise landscape, yet they remain underbanked. Image: Carey Wagner

CARE Women’s Economic Justice Associate Vice President, Mark Muckerheide, sat down with World Economic forum to discuss the staggering finance gap for women entrepreneurs and tips on how to close it.

Here are a few key takeaways:

  1. Women entrepreneurs make up an important part of the micro, small and medium enterprise landscape, yet they remain underbanked.
  2. Centering women in the design process of financial products will give them greater access to the capital they need in business.
  3. Prioritizing women’s financial needs could help add $10 trillion to the world economy by 2030.

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