Essay- Role of Financial Supervisors and Regulators in Promoting Gender Equality

The need for greater involvement of financial supervisors and regulators in promoting gender equality and the economic empowerment of women in relation to the provision of savings, payments, credit, insurance and other financial services has become a subject of discourse among financial supervisors and other stakeholders in the financial sector across the globe. There are various debates and literature on promoting gender equality and the economic empowerment of women. However, not many of the studies have considered the role of financial supervisors and regulators in promoting gender equality and the economic empowerment of women.