#67: Financing the Reduction of GBV: From Insights to Infrastructure
In this episode, Joy Anderson discusses the intersection of finance and gender-based violence, emphasizing the need for transformative systems change. She reflects on the insights gained from Donella Meadows' work on leverage points in systems change and the importance of building infrastructure to support gender-based violence solutions. The conversation highlights the role of data and predictive models in investment decisions and calls for a collective effort to address gender-based violence as a material risk in global finance.
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