This webinar on gender transformative finance across East and Southern Africa will focus on unpacking effects and directions for new research. Researchers will present their research questions, implementation challenges, and findings across Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Caroline Morrow (IPA Tanzania) will present on a randomized controlled trial exploring the role of intra-household bargaining on the take-up, usage, and impact of e-bank and savings accounts offered to women in Tanzania. Nava Ashraf (London School of Economics) will present quantitative and qualitative evidence from Zambia on overcoming the risks of expropriation faced by female entrepreneurs. Simone Schaner (University of Southern California, Center for Economic and Social Research) will present mixed-methods research from Kenya on how women use financial services to support their lives, and on the impact of these services on women's well-being.

Following the research presentations, IDRC will share their perspective and research agenda for 2021. Anisha Singh (Busara Center for Behavioral Economics) will moderate the discussion.