Incorporating a gender lens can pay off in portfolios

<p>In this episode you’ll hear about:  </p><ul><li>A quick update on the Exxon shareholder advocacy news.</li><li>What it was like to negotiate a goal based on a premise that not every culture supports.</li><li>How Covid-19 hit women harder than men in terms of jobs, pay equity and their safety.</li><li>Ways gender lens investments support opportunities that improve women's and girls’ day-to-day situations or change ownership and decision-making within corporations or governments.</li><li>Details of the market for women-focused investment products, including private funds.</li><li>Which funds top the list compiled by Gender Equity Funds.org, based on the Equileap Gender Scorecard.</li></ul><p>Related story: <a href="https://www.investmentnews.com/how-advisers-can-advocate-for-gender-lens-investing-199711">How advisers can advocate for gender lens investing</a></p><p><a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal5">United Nations SDG#5 Information</a></p><p><a href="https://beyondthebillion.com/beyond-the-billion-campaign/">Beyond the Billion campaign</a></p><p><a href="https://genderequalityfunds.org/">Gender Equality Funds.org</a></p><p><a href="https://marigold-capital.com/" target="_blank">Marigold Capital</a></p><p><a href="https://www.veriswp.com/team/bios/">Veris Wealth Partners</a></p><p><strong>Guest Bios</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-pan-sloane-9029a5/"><strong>Esther Pan Sloane</strong></a> has been head of partnerships, policy and communication for the United Nations Capital Development Fund since 2015. In this role she engages with the private sector to attract funding for projects that work toward achieving the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. A U.S. national and former diplomat, Sloane was part of the U.S. team that negotiated the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.  </p><p><a href="https://www.veriswp.com/team/bios/#patricia-farrar-rivas">Patricia Ferrar-Rivas</a> is a founding partner and senior wealth manager at Veris Wealth Partners and has been providing investment advisory an