Advancing women's financial inclusion francophone Africa: Cameroon, the DRC and Senegal
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2020-08
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Most finance service providers are actively adopting technology to improve services, but not necessarily their outreach. A key factor identified as a constraint to women’s financial inclusion in all 3 countries (Cameroon, the DRC and Senegal) is that women continue to have fewer legal rights in terms of access and control of assets/ creation of bank accounts. As well, the prevalence of child marriage is a very limiting factor. Barriers to financial inclusion are rooted in women’s status in society, gender inequalities and social norms. National policies on gender equality are a positive step but efforts to promote financial inclusion need to address social norms and related legislation.
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FINANCIAL INCLUSION, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, CHILD MARRIAGE, HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, CAMEROON, DRC, SENEGAL, SOUTH OF SAHARA