Appendices

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Appendix A: Project Brief
Appendix B: Key Informants
Appendix C: Example of Search Terms, Websites & Databases Searched

Appendix A: Project Brief

The brief is for a high-level literature review to thoroughly research and document the situation for New Zealand women with regard to their access to micro-finance. The literature review will underpin an upcoming project by MWA on women's access to micro-finance in New Zealand. This will contribute to current, international work on micro-finance, which includes the development of papers for a Second Ministerial Meeting on Women (APEC) in Mexico (28/29 September 2002).

The definition of "micro-finance" applied in the literature review needs to be broad to capture research and comment on the impacts of micro-finance on the social sector and women in particular.

The literature review will refer to:

• All work on micro-finance for women by government agencies in New Zealand
• New Zealand women, including Māori women and Pacific women and their access to micro-finance
• Published and unpublished material
• Other sources of current information and ways of accessing these e.g. the Internet
• The quality and credibility of existing research
• The international context including APEC; links with global interest in micro-finance e.g. with Mexico; and comparisons with developed countries such as Australia.

The literature review will also map / identify the following:

• Key Work
• Key research to date - reputable, seminal work.
• Current Trends
• Emphases in current research - the main angles that have been explored to date and why
• Links in work across government
• Links of research on micro-finance to regional development.

Rationale

• The reasons women in New Zealand seek access to mico-finance (socio-economic goals, establish or gorw a small business, attain self-employment etc).

Activities

• Existing micro-finance programmes for women in any context nationally (and internationally if relevant) including government agencies, communities, and financial institutions, and any support activity that may accompany such programmes e.g. training, information, mentoring or business advice.

Key Networks

• Including government agencies, women's networks, community organisations, churches, and financial institutions.

People

• Including opinion leaders, researchers, key people within government agencies, and community leaders.

Gaps

• In existing research i.e. gaps in knowledge about micro-finance for women in New Zealand.
• In existing activites and programmes available to New Zealand women.

Recommendations

The literature review will also make recommendations to the Ministry of Women's Affairs as to how it might progress research on women's access to micro-finance in New Zealand including:

• Opportunities for further critical research on women and micro-finance in New Zealand
• Links to work by other government agencies, including regional development
• Surveys e.g. of the financial sector.

Celia Dunlop Strategic Communications Advisor Ministry of Women's Affairs 21 May 2002

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Appendix B: Key Informants

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Appendix C: Example of Search Terms, Websites & Databases Searched

EXAMPLES OF SEARCH TERMS

Finance

Women/gender AND finance

Start-up capital Women/gender AND start-up capital Loans Women/gender AND start-up capital Self-employment

Women/gender AND self-employment Small business

Women/gender AND self-employment Micro-finance

Women/gender AND micro-finance Micro-credit

Women/gender AND Micro-credit Banks Women/gender AND banks Credit Women/gender AND credit Financial services

Women/gender AND financial services

EXAMPLES OF ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Web of Science

Business Source Premier

Emerald Full Text

Newztext (Daily newspapers)

Newztext (Magazines and journals

EXAMPLES OF WEBSITES

As well as the examples of specific sites accessed that are listed below a general Internet search was made using some of the key terms outlined above.

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