Led by: Kevin Davis, Sr. Program Officer, Workforce Development IRC PE
Guest speaker: Maria Sigalas, Sr. Program Officer, Financial Capabilities IRC PE
Episode overview: Finances are a primary concern for many newcomer families. However, newcomer women are often underrepresented in many economic empowerment and financial inclusion programs offered by refugee service providers. What are the factors behind this? This episode aims to look at the challenges that newcomer women face in accessing financial inclusion programs and discuss some practical strategies from the field that can be implemented to build more gender inclusive financial programming.
