The following are a selection of news and thought leadership articles created for our Members and shared here for all:
Mark.Freed / 02 Jan 2019
“I’m just not sure what I can do about it…” “Listen, I’m not the one [insert discriminating behavior or state]! So what am I suppose to do?” It’s hard to be part of a system that unconsciously yet actively...
Read moreMark.Freed / 17 Dec 2018
We wish you all a Happy Christmas and Successful New Year. In her final article of the Year our guest contributor Dr Alessandra Wall gives her advice “Don’t fall into the trap of seasonal awareness and bliss, you are better than that”. As Christmas approaches...
Read moreMark.Freed / 10 Dec 2018
Have you noticed the number of books, posts, articles and interviews about the habits and lifestyles of people, who by all accounts, live an extraordinary life? There are decades worth of advice to catch-up on, if you wanted to read it all. Fortunately, you really only need to read a...
Read moreMark.Freed / 10 Dec 2018
Here at E2W we’re starting to get excited but about the fast approaching gender pay gap reporting deadline in April 2019. Firms will be reporting on their gender pay gaps at 5th April 2018 Of course, some firms have reported already: Aldermore Bank, the various entities under...
Read moreMark.Freed / 03 Dec 2018
Rhiannon Wakefield - Managing Director at Barclays Bank It’s been interesting writing this piece because it’s made me realise that you can have an objective of working in a particular industry, or a position you want to be in but often the road that takes...
Read moreMark.Freed / 03 Dec 2018
I was a speaker at the European Women in Finance conference in Amsterdam recently and I was asked to speak on how we can reach the ‘utopia’ of when gender diversity isn’t an issue and I’m out of a job! I talked about...
Read moreMark.Freed / 27 Nov 2018
Fantastic afternoon yesterday at the launch of Man Group – Active Inclusion Recruitment Strategy. E2W Members take note: Man Group believes in diversity because it is the right thing to do, because it makes them a better place to work and it makes them a better business. They pride...
Read moreMark.Freed / 22 Nov 2018
1918 - “You’re a man and so you must be strong. You must fight. You must put aside doubts, weaknesses, mental or physical and be protectors of our country.” 2018 - Men are talking about wanting to be around for their children, and shared...
Read moreMark.Freed / 15 Nov 2018
5 EASY WAYS TO TRUST YOURSELF MORE Trust is a hard thing to build, even with yourself. Here are five simple things you can do to build more trust in yourself and have the confidence to move forward with your choices. 1. Make a choice, make many choices The first step...
Read moreMark.Freed / 15 Nov 2018
Working in Risk – Everybody is responsible - E2W Event What a great event and what a great platform for our two members to share their knowledge and experience. Mihaela Breg, spoke about the Evolution of Risk Management and how we all have responsibility in this very fluid and...
Read moreMark.Freed / 15 Nov 2018
Bake! How financial services firms can take the lead from The Great British Bake Off In the last in my series on popular culture and gender diversity, read about why it’s so important to reflect society in your organisation You can tell the nights are drawing in...
Read moreMark.Freed / 15 Nov 2018
Aspirational TV is helping to make people consider more women in senior positions. Does it feel like fiction, reality or, hopefully, the future to you? A few weeks ago I wrote a piece on how popular culture is rebelling against stereotypes thanks to Doctor Who having its...
Read moreMark.Freed / 07 Nov 2018
True, we can yield power, and there is power within us, yet we are limited – and we limit ourselves – in how we express it. Is that then really having power? There’s been much said and written about succeeding as a woman in a male-dominated world,...
Read moreMark.Freed / 07 Nov 2018
I am joining an impressive list of speakers at the European Women in Finance Conference in Amsterdam in a couple of weeks. I will be presenting 'Moving from Why to How' Week after week, there are always articles about the lack of women at the top within the banking finance...
Read moreMark.Freed / 31 Oct 2018
At E2W, we are passionate about helping women fulfil their potential within the financial services industry. We understand that achieving potential doesn’t always mean changing roles, but making the most of your existing position. To make that happen, there may be hurdles to overcome and...
Read moreMark.Freed / 31 Oct 2018
My journey hasn't always been easy or simple, and some of the choices I've made have left me vulnerable. I'm often asked how a girl from a village in Belarus progressed to being a successful KYC/AML Specialist in London. Each time I tell my story...
Read moreMark.Freed / 31 Oct 2018
You’ve no doubt heard of Aesop’s Fables, well, here’s one from me… A tale of two recruitment strategies. Harriet works in recruitment at Traditional Bank. A new role is released for a vacancy in Debbie’s team. Debbie, like most...
Read moreMark.Freed / 29 Oct 2018
“We were told we could never have children so when I fell pregnant after being at One Savings Bank for a few months, it was a bit of a shock!” This is how my career as a surveyor at One Savings Bank began. After two...
Read moreMark.Freed / 18 Oct 2018
"Men have a gender as well!" The focus needs to be on 100% of the workforce to have the desired impact. What's happening for men? What's happening for women? At the E2W Limited Gender Debate held last night at Investec, these were the key questions debated...
Read moreMark.Freed / 15 Oct 2018
Goldman Sachs is making the news at the moment as CEO of 12 years Lloyd Blankfein steps down and hands over the reins of this behemoth of investment banking to David Solomon. But I would like to bring your attention to something else, something that really matters to us at...
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