[Join Us Today at 9 AM EST] Who Gets the Capital? How Household Dynamics Shape Female Microentrepreneur Investments

Dear WEESA Members and Colleagues,

When women are the sole business owners in their households, they turn access to capital into business gains. But when men and women run separate enterprises within the same household, the capital investments tend to flow disproportionately to men. Join us to explore why focusing on enterprise-level outcomes masks women’s economic contributions, what a household-level lens reveals about investment, power, and gender gaps, and how smarter capital programs can help close them.

Join us on November 20, 2025, 9–10 am (EST), for a dynamic conversation exploring how research and policy can drive more inclusive investment practices.

Want to meet other WEESA members, colleagues, and peers – and share insights about women’s economic participation and how to expand opportunities for female microentrepreneurs? We invite you to stay on for an extra 20 minutes to expand the conversation about what works and why.

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WEESA is a dynamic community of practice that fosters regional exchange, dialogue, and capacity building on women's economic empowerment (WEE) by strengthening links between evidence and action. Members are researchers, policymakers, development practitioners, and other stakeholders interested in expanding and accelerating WEE and gender equality in South Asia and elsewhere. Launched in January 2022, our community has expanded to 4000+ members based in over 90 countries, drawing together individuals who work outside and within the World Bank.

WEESA is hosted by the World Bank’s South Asia Gender Innovation Lab (SAR GIL), a platform that promotes evidence-based solutions to address gender gaps in South Asia and is supported by the Umbrella Facility for Gender Equality (UFGE) in partnership with the Gates Foundation and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The UFGE is supported with generous contributions from Canada, Denmark, Finland, the Gates Foundation, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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