Independent research suggests that gender diverse companies may produce higher financial returns and exhibit better governance than their peers. 2017 brought a massive 41% increase in public market securities that use ‘gender lens’ strategies. Julius Baer is supporting Think Yellow, one of the start-ups of the Zurich-based FinTech incubator and accelerator F10, in making ‘gender lens’ investments investable. Think Yellow aims to make ‘gender lens’ investments accessible by seeking out the most promising companies in terms of gender equality. Its stock selection process is based on Equileap’s Gender Scorecard, which looks at over 3000 listed companies and ranks them based on four categories: gender balance in leadership and workforce, equal compensation and work/life balance, policies promoting gender equality, and commitment to women’s empowerment.