2x Challenge Archives

Taking stock of the 2X Challenge

By Alex Farley | Sep 27, 2023 | Blog, News

Publish What You Fund has examined how development finance institutions are disclosing their 2X investments and found big gaps in the information available. The lack of standardised disaggregated information makes it almost impossible to get the granular insights that are needed to measure the value, impact, and progress of gender lens investing. In a new research paper we assess the current state of 2X disclosure and suggest how the 2X community can improve its transparency and accountability.

Moving toward improved 2X disclosure

By Alex Farley and Gary Forster | Jun 6, 2023 | Blog

As 2X Global works to develop a new certification process for gender lens investors, we set out why greater transparency must be integrated into this process. Our new working paper provides four recommendations for improving the disclosure of 2X investments – so that we can understand their impact on women and girls, and ensure we are making the most effective use of our scarce resources.

The biggest challenge for the 2X Challenge? The urgent need for transparency

By Gary Forster | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog

The 2X Challenge has mobilised $11.4bn for women. But what do we know about these investments and how they’re advancing gender equality? Our team has looked back through the data to see how successful the 2X approach has been so far in channelling funds to women and girls. We found a transparency problem – and we’re calling for it to be fixed as part of the certification process.

Gender equality policy markers: a beginner’s guide

By Jamie Holton, Henry Lewis and Guest | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog

What tools can be used to track funding for gender equality and women’s empowerment? This blog provides examples of country, institution, funding-specific, and cross-institution tools for tracking gender-related finance. Produced jointly by researchers at the Center for Global Development, Donor Tracker, and Publish What You Fund, this blog provides illustrative examples to give researchers, practitioners, and advocates an idea of the types of tools they can harness to monitor donors’ efforts toward achieving gender equality.