Number of the organization's founders who are female and retain an active role in the company as of the end of the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
An active role may include acting in an advisory capacity for key decisions and does not necessarily require a full-time role at the organization.
This metric is multi-dimensional in regards to the five dimensions of impact. It may help describe the WHO dimension when the stakeholder group represented by the metric is the stakeholder group targeted by the investment or organization. It may also help measure the HOW MUCH Scale dimension, which helps estimate the number of the targeted stakeholders experiencing the outcome. For more on the alignment of IRIS metrics to the five dimensions of impact, see specific guidance document. No single metric is sufficient to understand an impact; rather, metrics are selected as a set across all dimensions of impact. When possible, the selection of metrics to measure and describe the five dimensions should be based on best practice and evidence.
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Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
Number of Female Founded Enterprises
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
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Joint Impact Indicators definition: Number of enterprises in which the founders are female. Female founder(s) must retain an active role in the organization as of the end of the reporting period. An active role may include acting in an advisory capacity for key decisions and does not necessarily require a full-time role at the organization.
Joint Impact Indicators usage guidance: Practitioners may refer to specific gender benchmarks and application guidance as needed, such as those specified by the 2X Challenge (www.2xchallenge.org).