Driving Financial Inclusion & Women’s Entrepreneurship with Nguyet and Tanvi

What are the real-world impacts of inclusive economic development, gender equity, and the transformative power of entrepreneurship? Social Impact Pioneers Nguyet Tran Thi Minh in Vietnam and Tanvi Jaluka in California. Nguyet is CARE Vietnam’s Women’s Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion Manager. She leads the Strive Women program—a collaborative initiative with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth that supports women-led micro and small enterprises in Vietnam. With years of private sector experience and a deep understanding of local financial systems, she shares insights into the barriers Vietnamese women entrepreneurs face, including access to finance, caregiving responsibilities, and limited digital literacy. Whilst Tanvi is CARE USA’s Research Lead. Her work spans over a decade in global gender and development. Tanvi is passionate about the importance of impact evaluations, holistic measurement tools, and research that centres women’s voices. Together, they highlight the need to move beyond traditional business metrics and understand indicators like confidence, control, and quality of life for women in emerging markets. Expect to hear insights financial health, business resilience, digital tools, caregiving responsibilities, and the real needs of women entrepreneurs. We'll hear why measuring confidence and control matters, how ecosystem collaboration can close inclusion gaps, and what businesses and donors can do to meaningfully support women’s economic empowerment. Whether you work in social impact, financial services, or care about unlocking the potential of entrepreneurs this episode is packed with insight, real-world research, and action-driven solutions to support women entrepreneurs globally. 🎧 Listen now to learn how empowering women in business isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s smart economics. Links: CGD, Gender Equity: https://www.cgdev.org/topics/gender-equality Poverty Action: Financial Inclusion: https://poverty-action.org/financial-inclusion Care: Women’s entrepreneurship: https://www.care.org/our-work/economic-growth/womens-entrepreneurship/ Mastercard and Care, Stive Women: https://www.care.org/our-work/economic-growth/womens-entrepreneurship/strive-women/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nguyet-tran-8976ab127/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjaluka/ Women Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystem Newsletter sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkAv3LNgs2HzEN945gzpEjHIF8Indaat-Ebl2gkrDyfmT8Xg/viewform