Publications, Articles & Tools

Technology  and innovation:

• “Three Lessons companies need to master to lead in the women’s economy”, Double X Economy, May 2016
• “Women and innovation: Making the connection”,  on the Stanford Social Innovation Review, April 2016
• “Two major trends that herald the future of the collaborative economy”, April 2015
• “How the Internet of Everything can jumpstart corporate responsibility”, on the Stanford Social Innovation Review, April 2015
• “Data poverty: How the rise of big data risks marginalizing the world’s poorest”,  on TheSocialMBA, December 2014
• “Micro-franchising for development: The case of Krishi Utsho”, on the Inclusive Business Hub, June 2014
• “How financial literacy can help build the market for micro-insurance”, on the Centre for Financial Inclusion, September 2013

Business model innovation:

• “Banco BHD Leon uses ‘women centered design’ to grow its market in the Dominican Republic”, with International Finance Corporation, October 2016
• “Women entrepreneurs open a path for digital financial services in DRC”, with International Finance Corporation, October 2016
• “Banking on women entrepreneurs pays dividends at BLC Bank of Lebanon”, with International Finance Corporation, October 2016
• “Executive Briefing: The Business case for gender-smart solutions”, with International Finance Corporation, October 2016

Social enterprise:

• “Three differences between social intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs that people don’t talk about”, on TheSocialMBA, November  2014
• “Three consequences of over-hyping social enterprise”, on TheSocialMBA, May 2014
• “Demystifying social enterprise and inclusive  business”,  on UNIDO’s Making It Magazine, April 2014
• “Is big business appropriating social enterprise?”, November 2013

Inclusive business:

• “Another cup of tea: The business case for empowering workers”, with CARE International, September 2013
• “Two arguments against the business case for sustainability- and what we can do about it”,  on Business Fights Poverty, June 2012
• “Will millennials change the face of inclusive business? One millennial weighs in.”, on Business Fights Poverty, July 2013
• “In profit and out of poverty: The business case for engaging with farmers in Bangladesh’s dairy sector”, with CARE International, July 2012
• Community Footprint Tool, Researcher, with Business in the Community, July 2011

Business and gender:

• “Investing in Women along Agribusiness Value Chains”, with International Finance Corporation, October 2016
• “Towards an ecosystem for women’s financial inclusion- what next?”,  with CARE International, July 2014
• “Three insights on feminist economics from Oxford Powershift”, May 2014
• “Empowerment beyond the buzzword: Unintended consequences of women’s empowerment”,  on DoubleX Economy, May 2014
• “Why the Ruggie Principles require every company to empower women” August 2013
• “What your base of the pyramid strategy is missing: A gender lens”, on Business Fights Poverty,  July 2013
• “Three reasons the UK National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights should prioritize Gender”,  September 2013

Jobs and decent work

• “Hanging by a thread: Workers’ rights and lives”, with CARE International, May 2014
• “What BBC Panorama didn’t say about workers in Bangladesh”, On The Guardian, October 2013
• “The three most common misconceptions about business and human rights”,  on Business Fights Poverty, July 2013
• “The evolutions of multi-stakeholder initiates: Lessons for the Bangladesh garment sector”, on Business Fights Povetry, August 2013
• “Preventing another Rana Plaza: Mapping the path forward”, on Business Fights Poverty, July 2013
• “Help Wanted: Hiring, human trafficking, and slavery the global economy“, Researcher and co-author, with Verite,   July 2011

Business and the environment:

• “Artisinal and Small-Scale Mining in Protected Areas and Critical Eco-systems, Global Study”, Researcher, with ELL for the World Bank Group and World Wildlife Foundation, June 2013
• “Evaluating the impact of the human right to water in South Africa”, Masters thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science, September 2010

Social business careers and academics:

• “The top MBAs for social business specialists”,  on TheSocialMBA, June 2014
• “Three reasons social entrepreneurs should ignore MBA rankings”,  on TheSocialMBA, June 2014
• “Three tips for starting a career in inclusive business and social enterprise”, on TheSocialMBA, June 2014