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This refers to anything that has economic value.

Groupings of investments that exhibit some similar characteristics and are generally subject to the same regulations. Examples include equity (i.e., owning a portion of a company), commodities (basic goods, such as agricultural products, that can be transformed into other goods or services), and real estate.

A socially constructed category related to norms and expectations of people with different sex characteristics.

A person's internal understanding and experience of their own gender.

Incorporating a gender analysis into financial analysis in order to get to better outcomes.

The gender binary (male-female) influences what societies and cultures consider “normal” or acceptable. These relate to expectations regarding the behaviors, dress, appearance, and roles of women and men. Gender norms continue to dictate that anyone variant from what is deemed acceptable will experience discrimination and oppression at an individual and systemic level. Gender norms can contribute to power imbalances and gender inequality in the home, workplace, markets, and in society as a whole.

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Any act of violence, that causes physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to someone based on their gender. This definition encompasses all forms of violence that women and gender-diverse people experience (including physical, sexual, financial, emotional, and cultural violence). Gender-based violence is a violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and protection issue. It includes acts of violence, sexual harassment, and threats of harm or coercion in public or in private life, including in homes, workplaces, social contexts, on the street, in schools, or online by perpetrators either known or unknown to the victim-survivor.

Investments made with the intention of generating positive social and/or environmental return alongside financial returns.

Coined by the American law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, this term signifies a lens through which to analyze how oppressions along multiple vectors – race, gender, class, sexuality, and more – interact to affect an individual's experience. This approach calls for analyzing oppression through a multitude of social, cultural, biological, and geopolitical factors.

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This acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer, and the ‘+' signals inclusion of further identities and experiences not named in the acronym. Certain Global South scholars have argued that the acronym potentially imposes limits on identification not reflective of dynamic identities and experiences.

This term refers to any factor that is deemed relevant in terms of affecting a company’s performance.

People whose gender identity does not conform to a male-female binary.

An investment opportunity refers to a situation in which one can place money into an asset that has a chance to gain value in the future.

The collection of assets owned by an investor or fund, often comprising of multiple asset classes.

In the context of sociology and political science, this is defined as the capacity of an individual to lead, dominate, or otherwise influence the actions, beliefs, or behavior of others.  

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The chance that an investment's gains will differ from an expected outcome or return. In general, investment risks fall into two broad categories:  

• Market risk: Risks that affect part or all of an economic market in which an investment is made. Examples include political risk, inflation risk, and currency risk.
• Unsystematic risk: Risk that affects a specific company or sector, such as changes in management, policies, or practices that affect employee performance, or new competition for a product or service.

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This acronym stands for sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (the shorter SOGIE is also used). While not as widely popularized as the LGBTIQ+ acronym, some scholars argue that it is more representative of how gender and sexual identities are formed in different global contexts.

The physical characteristics with which a person is born, such as anatomy and chromosomes.

How people experience sexual and romantic attraction, including sexual orientation.

The process of predicting a company or other asset’s future value based on analyzing its current assets, potential for growth, and possible risks.