{"podcast":{"title":"The Making Finance Work for Women Podcast","slug":"the-making-finance-work-for-women-podcast-6979996","podcast_index_feed_id":6979996,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/makingfinanceworkforwomen/feed.xml","website_url":"https://makingfinanceworkforwomen.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14425746/MFWW_Podbean_Art_UPDATED_uvted7.jpg","author":"Women’s World Banking","episode_count":35,"summary":"Women’s World Banking’s Making Finance Work for Women (MFWW) Podcast is the exclusive destination dedicated to unraveling the complexities and deepening the understanding of crucial issues and innovative solutions surrounding women’s financial inclusion. Join us as we explore the transformative power of finance, unlocking insights through expert conversations. The MFWW Podcast is sponsored by EY.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T06:20:53.998947+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-making-finance-work-for-women-podcast-6979996"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 31: Something to Buzz About: When Inclusion Becomes Economic Opportunity","slug":"ep-31-something-to-buzz-about-when-inclusion-becomes-economic-opportunity","published_at":"2026-01-15T15:26:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-making-finance-work-for-women-podcast-6979996/ep-31-something-to-buzz-about-when-inclusion-becomes-economic-opportunity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-making-finance-work-for-women-podcast-6979996","url":"https://makingfinanceworkforwomen.podbean.com/e/ep-31-something-to-buzz-about-when-inclusion-becomes-economic-opportunity/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w43ktenxk6ju9h8t/MFWW_Ep31_Audioas69y.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Making Finance Work for Women, we speak with Monika Shukla, Co-Founder & CEO of Humble Bee, on how inclusive business models can unlock economic opportunity for women at the margins. Monika unpacks how she is transforming India’s beekeeping sector by integrating women—particularly landless and forest-fringe dwellers—pairing financial access with skills, market linkages, and ownership. With a bold goal of building one million sustainable livelihoods by 2028, this conversation offers practical insights on how to design, fund, and scale models that move beyond reach to real economic opportunity—where women are not just customers, but producers, earners, and drivers of growth.","meta_description":"In this episode of Making Finance Work for Women, we speak with Monika Shukla, Co-Founder & CEO of Humble Bee, on how inclusive business models can un…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1993,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-making-finance-work-for-women-podcast-6979996/episodes/ep-31-something-to-buzz-about-when-inclusion-becomes-economic-opportunity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-making-finance-work-for-women-podcast-6979996/ep-31-something-to-buzz-about-when-inclusion-becomes-economic-opportunity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}