Private Equity

Private equity executive hits out at workplace homophobia in sector

‘We talk and talk in private equity, but we don’t actually challenge our implicit biases’

Vania Schlogel said there is an inconsistency between a drive to improve diversity and inclusion within private equity, and the reality that many LGBTQ+ people in the sector face
Vania Schlogel said there is an inconsistency between a drive to improve diversity and inclusion within private equity, and the reality that many LGBTQ+ people in the sector face

Private equity is still fighting discrimination against its LGBTQ+ community, a top executive in the sector has said.

Vania Schlogel, founder of Los Angeles-based firm Atwater Capital, said that she still faces homophobia from other professionals despite general advances in workplace equality.

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