Lean In is proud to host Ms. Robyn Nietert, founder and president of the Women’s Microfinance Initiative (WMI), a non-profit that promotes women’s economic empowerment to reduce global poverty. Run entirely by village women, WMI provides village-level loan hubs to rural women in low income brackets in East Africa, allowing them to use the money to expand small businesses and thus stabilizing incomes. The aim of our event is to spark conversation about global perspectives, gender equality, and social impact.