UK Parliamentarians Share Message For LPHF From ‘How the World Funds Women’ Forum
A heartfelt message to LPHF from UK parliamentarians & dignitaries.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, PARLIAMENT, LONDON, UK — Our Global Ambassador Dr. Nita Deuchakar represented the Love Peace Harmony Foundation at a vital conversation taking place at the House of Commons, UK Houses of Parliament in London, a Business & Parliament Forum: “How the World Funds Women: Unlocking Potential, Driving Growth”. The interactive, action-focused discussion dove into what works, what doesn’t, and how to drive real investment and lasting policy change that delivers results for women across sectors and borders. The forum was hosted by Savvitas*, a global non-profit think tank empowering women in business and public life through collaboration, policy influence, and leadership development.
This impactful gathering brought together business leaders, changemakers, and parliamentarians to address the urgent need for systemic change in how capital is allocated to women.
The reality is that despite the talent and potential, along with proven better returns on investment for women-led businesses, less than 2% of global venture capital goes to female founders. This gathering is a step toward changing that.
The forum tackled this disparity head-on, emphasizing that investing in women is not only the right thing to do—it makes sound economic sense as it has the potential to add billions to the global economy.
Investing in women is not a ‘nice to do’, it’s a proven economic strategy. Yet women entrepreneurs continue to face disproportionate barriers in accessing capita and remain an untapped engine of growth, innovation, and resilience. Investing in women is a catalyst for economic transformation. With focused policy, private sector commitment, and bold capital allocation, we can unlock a powerful wave of inclusive, sustainable growth. The time to act is now.
Unlocking Potential, Driving Growth: Why Investing in Women Makes Sense
Economic Returns: According to McKinsey, advancing gender equality could add $12 trillion to global GDP
Stronger Performance: Women-led businesses deliver higher revenue per dollar invested and are often more capital-efficient
Boosting Global GDP: The OECD estimates that closing gender gaps in entrepreneurship could boost GDP growth by 0.5-1% annually, with some estimates suggesting a 6-12% increase in GDP
Recent Developments & Global Momentum
The UK ‘Invest in Women’ Fund — a £250 million initiative to back women-led enterprises, funding supports early-stage and growth businesses led by women across the UK, delivered via partnerships with British Business Bank and private investors
World Bank Group is scaling gender-lens investing frameworks globally
Countries like Canada and Rwanda have launched gender-focused investment vehicles
Funds such as Melinda French Gates’ ‘Pivotal Ventures’ are channeling capital to women entrepreneurs. Goldman Sachs ‘Launch with GS’ has now closed, having apparently invested $1 billion of firm and client capital into companies led, founded, and owned by women and people of color.
This forum focused on collaboration between every aspect of the enterprise eco-system, exploring practical strategies and highlighting the rewards to investors and the boost to global GDP from investing in women-led businesses.
Participants explored bold insights, real-world examples and shared policy solutions as well as actionable recommendations and cross-sector connections, sparking tangible next steps, from influencing UK and global investment strategies to informing policy agendas and business priorities.
This robust conversation focused on removing the barriers women face and ensuring their full participation in the economy. The outcome was a clear call to action: to rethink how capital is allocated and work together to collectively build a more inclusive and resilient global economy. By fostering meaningful cross-sector connections, conversations like these are vital parts of a movement that each of us can participate in to cocreate a more equitable and resilient global economy for the benefit of all, by supporting more women entrepreneurs.
In attendance were such notable figures as Members of the House of Lords Baroness Manzila Uddin, and Merlin Hay, the Earl of Erroll; as well as Sureena Brackenridge, MP for Wolverhampton North East.
Hosting the forum was Savvitas founder and CEO, Helene Martin Gee, an award-winning serial entrepreneur, investor, and parliamentary adviser, who has served as a Non-Executive Director for GEN UK, sits on the G7 Strategic Working Group, and advises the W20 Entrepreneurship Board. Helene also established the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship and chairs its inaugural Advisory Board.
Savvitas team members in attendance included Jill Pay, Chairman Emerita of the Savvitas Senate and former Serjeant at Arms in the House of Commons, who now chairs The Gender Index, focusing on female entrepreneurship across the UK; Sue Lawton MBE, chairman World Business Women International, Moderator, UN High Level Panel, and global expert on women’s economic empowerment; and Fiona Capstick, Head of Technology for the Government of Jersey, Chair of the Savvitas Senate, driving strategy and international collaboration.
*Savvitas is a global, non-profit organization founded in 2007 by Helene Martin Gee, dedicated to empowering women leaders and entrepreneurs through strategic collaboration, policy influence, and thought leadership. Originally launched as “Pink Shoe” at the UK House of Lords, Savvitas has evolved into an influential think tank with a mission to foster inclusive economic growth by supporting women across all sectors, from early career to board level. Its flagship programs include MP HERoes, World Business Women, BoardAble, and the 1-Million Business Women (1MBW) initiative, all designed to increase women’s representation and impact in business and public life.