Why Financial Inclusion Matters for Women with Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women’s World Banking

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women’s World Banking, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the need to increase women’s financial inclusion – access to bank accounts, insurance, mobile money apps, and even cell phones. Increasing women’s financial inclusion will increase economic stability, prosperity, and equality for women. Iskenderian describes Women’s World Banking’s advisory role, policy advocacy, and impact investing.


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