Reducing gender-based violence has long been a focus of the social sector, but little thinking has been done about how these efforts intersect with business and finance.

Gender-based violence is rooted in the power dynamics and imbalances that arise from assumptions about gender norms in any given circumstance — dynamics that are also influenced by factors such as race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Looking at how a given company impacts gender-based violence must take two forms: 1) analyzing how its policies, practices, and culture affect its own employees of different genders, races, etc., and 2) analyzing how the company’s business model and offerings may be addressing the incidences or root causes of gender-based violence in the outside world.

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