Women

Meet the Twenty Trailblazing Women in private equity

The annual list celebrates women making their mark in the European buyout sector

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'It’s not just prescriptions and hormone replacement therapy, diet, adjustments at work - it’s all of the above,' says Pippa Andrews, director of corporate business at Vitality

Insurance giants lag on menopause: ‘It feels like the mental health situation 15 to 20 years ago’

A Diversity Project survey shows 37% do not have private medical insurance which covers menopause

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'Sexism in the City is a problem that persists, even after countless initiatives, reports, discussion papers and charters,' Baroness Helena Morrissey says

Helena Morrissey: FCA must tackle ‘bad apples’ to stamp out sexism in the City

The Diversity Project's Safe Space initiative records abuse of power by senior executives and sexual harassment at social events

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FN's list will recognise the women helping drive crypto's next phase of growth

FN to reveal the top women in crypto

From regulators to crypto exchanges, women are leading digital assets' charge into mainstream financial services

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Clare Lombardelli is set to become chief economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Government chief economist job fails to attract women applicants

Outgoing chief economic advisor to the Treasury Clare Lombardelli was the first woman to hold the post

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There were 23 employment tribunals that referenced menopause in 2021, a 44% spike from the year before

Inside the City’s battle to halt the menopause attrition: ‘There is a deluge of women leaving’

Citi, Schroders and Linklaters among 13 top City employers that have a menopause policy in place, data from Financial News finds

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The rapid growth in women crypto traders may partly be because traditional asset trading in equities and derivatives remain male dominated, with the well-known stereotype of “bro-culture” keeping some women away

Women traders in crypto quadruple in five years

Traditional trading’s “bro-culture” and lower barriers to entry may explain their interest in emerging financial markets

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Gina Miller, City campainer, notes that the number of women securing top jobs has dropped off during the pandemic, despite ongoing promises to increase gender parity in the upper ranks

Bank boss reshuffle shows boardroom boys’ club intact: ‘It’s complete nonsense’

'Moving one or two women into key roles isn’t going to be the magic bullet'

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Industry group for Black women urges fund industry to ‘go beyond solidarity statements’

The 300-strong group calls asset managers to build an anti-racist portfolio, divesting from companies that benefit from business models that perpetuate racial inequities

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The Womenomics basket is a group of companies compiled by Goldman for investors to trade that have a high proportion of women on their boards, in managerial positions and as employees comparative to the rest of the Stoxx 600.

Goldman Sachs’ one big trick to pick winning stocks

Europe now has higher female participation in the workforce while America's progress on gender-balance has flatlined since the turn of the century

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Past research has shown women are less involved than men in longer-term financial decisions and hold less retirement wealth—in part due to the gender wage gap and taking time out for caregiving—to fund longer life expectancies than men.

Financial advisors still misjudge women investors

The industry is still struggling with stereotypes and unconscious bias that could hurt its prospects, especially as younger women take more control of their financial lives

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Helena Morrissey’s lobby group pushes for 30% female fund managers by 2030

Asset managers have been making 'painfully slow progress' in their efforts to entice more women into the industry – a sense of fatigue now surrounds the topic of gender diversity