Gender-balanced and diverse businesses outperform their peers — they experience higher profits, lower turnover, and are better able to access investment.
Value for Women’s new initiative, the Inclusive Action Hub, is designed to inspire and equip small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to create more and better opportunities for women worldwide — as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs, and consumers.
With tools, resources, and rewards to accelerate impact, the Hub equips businesses to build more inclusive workplaces, better serve women and women-led businesses, connect with other forward-thinking businesses and learn from their experiences.
Inclusive action for a business means making intentional changes, like hiring more women, creating supportive workplaces, and developing products that serve women and other underrepresented groups.
These actions create safer, more rewarding career opportunities, improve access to valuable products and services, and build lasting partnerships, all of which benefit women and other underserved communities.
Inclusive Action Awards – Global
To celebrate and recognise SMEs working to create more and better opportunities for women in emerging economies, the Inclusive Action Hub has now opened applications for the Inclusive Action Awards – Global.
Who can apply?
Enterprises in low- or middle-income countries with fewer than 250 employees, actively driving gender inclusion. You could be:
- A fintech providing inclusive financial products for women entrepreneurs
- A manufacturing company with women in leadership roles
- A clean energy business offering targeted opportunities for women in the workforce
- A tech startup building solutions for underserved women customers
Why apply?
- US$5,000 cash prize for the winner
- International recognition and media exposure
- Inspire others and showcase your impact
Applications for the Inclusive Action Awards – Global are now open. Apply here by March 29, 2025.
This award is brought to you by the Inclusive Action Hub, led by Value for Women and supported by Visa Foundation.
Value for Women
Value for Women is a global pioneer catalyzing women’s participation and leadership in business, finance, and investment in emerging markets.
“At Value for Women, we’ve set an ambitious goal: to create more and better opportunities for 10 million women in 2033. To reach this, we need to innovate in how we connect SMEs in emerging markets with the tools, expertise, and incentives to drive meaningful change.” – Value for Women CEO Rebecca Fries.