This is Equilo
Hacking gender equality & social inclusion
for a happier, more just world.
Equilo's disruptive solution
We harness big data, deep analytics, and machine learning to provide decision-makers with the information they need to catalyze transformative gender equality and social inclusion. We deliver intelligently automated gender equality and social inclusion analysis, tools, and action plans customized for sector and geography.
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Equilo provides better, faster, and more cost-effective social and gender analysis. It can be used for development project planning, business development, emergency response, due diligence, and private investments across 20 sectors globally.
Save time & money
Get custom analysis instantly at less than 10% of the cost of gender analysis and action planning
Enhance quality
Harness machine learning & deep analytics to get better quality, organizational-compliant results
Accelerate integration
Inform development, relief, and private investments across sectors in early planning stages
Catalyze change
Amplify and measure impact of gender equality and social inclusion within communities and investments
The Equilo mission
Hacking gender equality & social inclusion
for a happier, more just world.
Accelerating
gender equality
Amplifying
impact
Catalyzing
change
Why gender equality matters
Gender equality is both a human right and a precondition for catalyzing development and lifting communities out of poverty.
150 million people
Gender equality in agriculture production can increase output by 30%, feeding more people
Source: FAO
9% increase
Potential for a woman’s earnings if her marriage is postponed until adulthood
Source: UN Women
1 in 10 girls
120 million girls worldwide have experienced forced intercourse or other sexual acts, most commonly perpetrated by intimate partners
Source: UNICEF
5% loss in GDP
Cost to global GDP due lost productivity and direct expenditure as a result of reported cases of sexual violence against women and intimate partner violence
Source:
And there's a business case
Understanding gender inequality constraints to economic growth and company success allows corporates, investors, and fund managers to achieve desired investment outcomes and increase revenues while also reducing investment risk.
EPS up 37%
Companies with 3+ female board members had median increase in EPS of 37% compared to peers with no female board members, which showed negative results for the same 5-year period
Source: MSCI
$285 billion
Financing gap due to 70% of women-owned SMEs in the formal sector in developing countries who are unserved or underserved by financial institutions
Source: World Bank
Gender Lens Investing
Gender Lens Investing assets surpassed $2.2 billion as of November 2017
Source: Bloomberg
