Who We Are
A global platform
of women leaders transforming financial governance.
Why We Exist
Bringing Women Together, Shaping the Future of Finance
Financial and economic decisions shape the way societies work, yet women remain underrepresented in the institutions where those decisions are made.
The Women Leaders in Finance Platform exists to close that gap by connecting women leaders across countries and institutions into a community with the skills, visibility and collective voice to shape financial governance.
Why We Exist
A Platform Bringing Women Together
Women remain underrepresented in the spaces where financial decisions are made, limiting the diversity of perspectives, priorities, and leadership shaping economic policy and reform.
WIF exists to shift this reality by connecting and mobilizing women leaders across finance, government, and institutions, strengthening their collective influence and advancing financial governance that is more inclusive, sustainable, and responsive to global challenges.
How the Platform Works
Convening & Governance
Bringing women leaders in finance together through meetings and dedicated spaces for exchange, with a governance structure that reflects different sectors, institutions and regions.
Leadership & Mentorship
Delivering leadership development programmes, mentorship and learning journeys for women at every stage of their careers.
Technical Advisory
Providing targeted technical support to institutions advancing gender-responsive budgeting, inclusive taxation and sustainable finance
Policy Dialogue
Carrying the network's voice into global forums and key agendas, building coalitions that influence economic and financial decision-making.
Knowledge & Research
Producing and sharing knowledge products and communications tools that document what works and elevate women shaping economic governance.
Institutional Transformation
Driving systemic change across financial and economic institutions to embed gender equality into governance structures, processes and decision-making frameworks.
How the Platform Works
Our Mission
Beyond Individual Progression
Strengthen women’s leadership at the center of financial governance, promoting gender equality and sustainability through influence on economic decision-making and the encouragement of systemic transformations.
Our Mission
Beyond Individual Progression
Strengthen women’s leadership at the center of financial governance, promoting gender equality and sustainability through influence on economic decision-making and the encouragement of systemic transformations.
Our Core Values
Gender Equality
Advancing equal access to leadership, decision-making, and recognition for women across all levels of financial governance.
Diversity & Inclusion
Embracing diversity across sectors, regions, generations, institutional roles, areas of expertise, backgrounds, and lived experiences.
Collective Influence
Strengthening shared networks and coordinated action so that women’s presence in financial institutions translates into meaningful influence over outcomes.
Institutional
Transformation
Driving systemic change within financial institutions to embed gender equality into governance structures, processes, and decision-making frameworks.
Our Core Values
Gender Equality
Advancing equal access to leadership, decision-making, and recognition for women across all levels of financial governance.
Diversity & Inclusion
Embracing diversity across sectors, regions, generations, institutional roles, areas of expertise, backgrounds, and lived experiences.
Collective Influence
Strengthening shared networks and coordinated action so that women’s presence in financial institutions translates into meaningful influence over outcomes.
Institutional Transformation
Driving systemic change within financial institutions to embed gender equality into governance structures, processes, and decision-making frameworks.