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This report from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) features nine detailed case studies that demonstrate how IFC clients and partners have achieved results by integrating women and men more equally as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs and customers.<\/p>\n

The case study highlights how FINCA found its female banking agents in the DR Congo produce 12 percent more digital financial transactions per month than male agents.<\/p>\n

Read the Report\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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