Commentary

Celebrating 50 years of women on the London Stock Exchange, there’s still work to do

How far have women come in finance in the five decades since the LSE opened up to them?

A woman on the trading floor of the London Stock Exchange on 26 March 1973. Women were allowed on the floor that day for the first time in the 200 year history of the institution.
A woman on the trading floor of the London Stock Exchange on 26 March 1973. Women were allowed on the floor that day for the first time in the 200 year history of the institution. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Christina Geraci is a senior trader at Zodia Markets, a Standard Chartered-backed exchange

Half a century has whizzed by since women were let into the London Stock Exchange. Since then, the financial industry has made great strides towards achieving gender equality. 

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