L1P Principles and Gender: Insights from Côte d’Ivoire

Report Summary: Some aspects of the payments system in Côte d’Ivoire are L1P compliant (e.g., real-time push-transfers in the form of mobile money) but others are not (e.g., a lack of interoperability). This research explores the costs, frictions, and benefits generated by the non-L1P compliant components and L1P compliant components. Within this we were careful to probe for differences between how men and women experienced these effects.

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Looking for more on Level One Project gender impacts?

• Read the blog for more context
• Read about Gender Equality
• Read the Payment Systems Design Report
• Read the Insights from Kenya Report 
• Read the Quantitative Study Report