Led by Patty Alleman, senior gender advisor for USAID/RDMA, and Joy Anderson, president of the Criterion Institute, this assessment builds on Criterion’s work during the last five years to build the field of gender lens investing. In this assessment, gender lens investing is defined as intentionally integrating a gender analysis into financial analysis to make better investment decisions. As Jackie VanderBrug, senior vice president at U.S. Trust, said, “This is a lens and not a limitation. A gender lens helps you see opportunity and mitigate risk.”
