This report, written by Value for Women (VFW) in partnership and with the support of UN Women’s Win-Win Programme, summarises the findings of a rapid scoping study that was conducted between April 2021 and June 2021 to capture the state- of-the-field of investing with a gender lens in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
The report aims to: (i) characterise gender lens activity in LAC, with a particular focus on venture capital (VC), private equity (PE) and private debt investors; (ii) shine a lightshine an exemplary light on exemplary GLI practices for investors in the region to learn from and follow; and (iii) provide recommendations for a framework that field builders could utilize going forward to assess funds on the extent to which they have integrated GLI practices.
