We spoke to Emilie Hibbard, a recent Boston University grad who has carried out focused research for Alacriti. Today, she discusses her research on the difficulties of rural women in India in accessing financial services. An issue, which like so many others, has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Emilie offers a model for confronting these disparities without losing sight of the larger societal causes, which is something often sorely lacking in our solutions and technology-based analysis.