The following are a selection of news and thought leadership articles created for our Members and shared here for all:
Mark.Freed / 17 May 2019
I am really looking forward to presenting at the EWPN – “Making Diversity Matter in Fintech” in Amsterdam next month. Doubly excited as I am honoured to be nominated for an award for being a Positive Trouble Maker. My first role in Fintech was selling...
Read moreMark.Freed / 13 May 2019
Last month we carried a story about E2W member and inspirational women Lynn Maxwell . Lynn had only recently left her role as Managing Director, Head of Global Strategy in Structured Finance at HSBC to take up a new challenge at S&P Global Ratings where she is Head...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 10 May 2019
We know that the E2W members are not one dimensional City working machines, but that they have lives outside of work, hobbies and top tips that they want to share. Our 'quick fire questions with...' has some serious questions about working in financial services and more...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 10 May 2019
The Value of Coaching We lead frenetic lives, with little time to reflect on how or why we’re doing what we do. We spend our lives inside our own heads and this can lead to self-imposed limitations. What I love about coaching is that it provides the opportunity...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 02 May 2019
I’ve always had excellent friends and colleagues who have shared advice and tips in work. However, I found that I was stuck between good intentions and bad habits and wanted to change the cycle. I needed fresh input. I had recently signed up as an E2W...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 02 May 2019
At E2W, we recognise the contribution women make to the economy and are passionate about helping women harness their experience, knowledge, and skills for the financial services industry. Our coaching services are designed to support women in their aspirations and development. We understand that coaching is a two-way...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 01 May 2019
An insightful and inspiring night last night. When the Wonder Women, Good Girl and It’s Only Me filters are put to one side in a great location with great hospitality. More E2W members are out there today making changes to improve their lives and making strides...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 26 Apr 2019
Melanie Eagle has been with E2W’s Outsourcing Team for eighteen months and in that time she has demonstrated her experience of financial services, professionalism and versatility with our clients. Melanie’s career started in banking – first UBS, then Morgan Stanley and finally JP Morgan Chase...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 25 Apr 2019
E2W Brand Ambassadors As a valued E2W member, we know you support our mission to increase the number of women working in senior roles in Financial Services, to help our clients achieve gender diversity and to shape the landscape for women working in this sector on a grand...
Read moreTina.Freed / 11 Apr 2019
2,500 women need to be recruited into senior positions to enable signatories to the Women in Finance Charter to reach their targets - The 2019 WIFC annual review. E2W have been at the centre of WIFC since its inception. We helped the treasury roll the charter out to the initial group...
Read moreMark.Freed / 11 Apr 2019
Giving hundreds of talented people the opportunity to continue their careers at a time in their lives when they have other priorities to juggle was the building block of E2W’s Business. For almost two decades, city institutions have relied on these E2W talented ‘continuers’...
Read moreMark.Freed / 11 Apr 2019
“The way you look directly affects the way you think, feel, and act . . . When you dress down, you sit down - the couch potato trend. Manners break down, you begin to feel down, and you’re not as effective.” (Kaplan-Leiserson, 2000, p. 39). Psychology for Business Success [4 volumes], Volume 1...
Read moreMark.Freed / 05 Apr 2019
50/50 by 2020 – no way. 2019’s gender pay gap reports show a different 50/50. 50% of banks are employing a higher percentage of women in top quartile paying roles this year when compared to last. 50% of banks have reduced their gender pay gaps. Anyone who has been...
Read moreMark.Freed / 05 Apr 2019
What’s interesting about the other E2W “Inspirational Women” pieces is that many of the women started in finance as soon as they left school or university. I, on the other hand, did not and thought about going down the route of academia. It goes without...
Read moreMark.Freed / 05 Apr 2019
On Thursday 28 March, E2W held its first networking event of 2019 at The Listing in the City of London. We were thrilled with the number of members and prospective members that attended and it was fantastic to be able to put faces to names and meet others for the first...
Read moreTina.Freed / 05 Apr 2019
I am delighted to take on my new role as excellence leader here at E2W. With 20 years experience in HR and recruitment, I have expert knowledge to help our business grow and thrive above and beyond. This is a critical role for the business to ensure that E...
Read moreMark.Freed / 29 Mar 2019
My career story is one of those whereby I have literally risen through the ranks. After my parents persuaded me that working in a bank would be a good place to start my career (I had wanted to be a movie make-up artist – completely different!) I began working...
Read moreMark.Freed / 28 Mar 2019
I am really looking forward to talking at Women of The Square Mile on the 15th May at Olympia. Joining a line-up of other industry leaders like Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia and E2W Member Monica Summerville. As an E2W member you can get discount tickets by using...
Read moreTina.Freed / 20 Mar 2019
As regular readers will know, E2W has been working with Man Group for a while now, helping them to implement a more ‘active inclusion’ approach to recruiting and retaining women. We have six strategies as part of our active inclusion approach: Commitment Statistics Value Proposition Time...
Read moreMark.Freed / 20 Mar 2019
E2W are delighted to introduce you to our friend Olga Anderson, a bespoke and ready-to-wear womenswear designer, who in her first post discusses the annoucement by Goldman Sachs that 'dress down Friday' is to be for everyday. Goldman Sachs has announced a shift in acceptable office attire ...
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