How providers can help close the financial gender gap - report
PRESS RELEASE
By Omidyar Network
October 5
SOMERVILLE, Mass., (October 5, 2016) - BFA (Bankable Frontiers Associates) today released "A Buck Short: What Financial Diaries Tell Us About Building Financial Services That Matter to Low-Income Women". The research report, which was sponsored by Omidyar Network, explores why women in emerging economies don't access and use formal financial services to the same extent as their male counterparts. Through the analysis of behavioral data from deep engagements with low-income, economically active women, the report identifies leveraging women's social networks, tailoring tools to manage day-to-day transactions, and creating new digital, branchless platforms as some of steps needed to better cater to this segment.
It is estimated that 1.1 billion women around the world are excluded from the formal financial system1-55 percent of the global number of unbanked individuals. In developing countries, women lag men by 9 percent when it comes to access to a bank account. In South Asia, the gap in account ownership is the largest of all the world's regions, cascading 18 percentage points from 55 percent for men to 37 percent for women1.
"Although we have made great strides to expand access to financial services through new technologies and innovative business models, the gender divide stubbornly persists in most emerging markets," said Tilman Ehrbeck, partner at Omidyar Network. "This report highlights the importance of designing products and services that take into account behavioral insights as a key piece in cracking this issue."
Following the lauded Financial Diaries methodology, the data analyzed in "A
Buck Short" include both rich stories and detailed cash flows over time, offering
a more nuanced view of surveyed women's financial behavior, highlighting key
differences from men's, and uncovering compelling product design
recommendations for financial services providers.
"The reality is that traditional bank accounts just aren't that useful for a lot of
women who move in and out of the workforce, earn very little money, and are
typically managing day-to-day cash flows rather than big, long-term investments
with their savings," explained Julie Zollmann, senior associate at BFA and coauthor
of the research. "For financial service providers, this means building even
lower cost tools to solve women's money problems."
Among the findings and recommendations provided in "A Buck Short" are:
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