Who We Are
Driving Gender Equality Through Evidence, Insight, and Action
Who We Are
Empowering Communities by Transforming How Systems Think and Act
Gender Lens is a woman-owned social enterprise firm based in Abuja, Nigeria that applies a
behavioral insights framework to advance gender equity and social inclusion in governments,
markets, and organizations around the world.
Our research-driven programs identify how individual and community choices exacerbate
systems-wide gender and inclusion disparities. By leveraging local knowledge we are able to
sensitively sequence gender and inclusion activities and identify non-confrontational entry points
that change norms, policies, attitudes, and behaviors.
Gender Lens Deliberately integrate Gender Analysis, investment analysis and decision making,
where investments are made in more women –owned or led enterprises and/or investments are
made in enterprise that promote gender equality at the work place, as well as in products or
services that substantially improve the lives of women and girls, building strong ,resilient
economies of the future.
Gender Lens promotes sustainable and inclusive economic movement where mission-driven
entrepreneurs, business advisors, incubators and impact investors are changing the landscape of
todays economy with a greater Gender Lens Approach.
We are committed to improving Sensitivity, Responsiveness, Inclusivity and Integration of
Gender and Inclusion of Vulnerable groups in all facets of life.
Our team of Gender professionals constitutes women, men, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
from diverse fields of Specialization in Gender from International Development, Academics and
Research Institutes. We will appreciate if we can be consulted to conduct the Quantitative
Research on Gender Bias and Policing in Nigeria.
Our Approach
A Woman-Led Enterprise Creating Lasting Social and Economic Inclusion
Gender Lens is a woman-owned social enterprise based in Abuja, Nigeria, dedicated to advancing gender equity and social inclusion.
We apply a behavioral insights framework to understand how everyday choices reinforce systemic inequalities — and how targeted, locally informed interventions can change them.
Through our research-driven programs, we identify non-confrontational, culturally relevant entry points to shift norms, policies, and behaviors that affect gender and inclusion outcomes.
We intentionally integrate gender analysis, investment insight, and decision-making to promote funding for women-led enterprises and gender-equal workplaces, building stronger, more resilient economies.
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— Our Mission Statement:
To improve sensitivity, responsiveness, inclusivity, and integration of gender and social inclusion for all — especially vulnerable groups.
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— Our Team
Our diverse team includes women, men, youth, and persons with disabilities from fields such as international development, academia, and research.