The following are a selection of news and thought leadership articles created for our Members and shared here for all:
Mark.Freed / 22 Feb 2018
E2W is at the forefront of helping to nurture the women of the future in the financial services’ industry. We’re thrilled that our pilot collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment has been a huge success. At E2W, we are passionate about...
Read moreTina.Freed / 15 Feb 2018
Treasury Select Committee chair Nicky Morgan is calling on 33 financial services firms including Goldman Sachs, UBS and JP Morgan to sign the Women in Finance Charter. Nicky has written to 33 financial services firms who have yet to sign up and asked them to confirm to the committee by Friday if...
Read moreMark.Freed / 09 Feb 2018
Women in Finance Charter – Smashed it in 2017 and looking forward to 2018. As the go-to place for women to manage their financial services careers and for financial institutions to collect the gender dividend / recruit more women E2W is, of course, keen to support any initiative that leads to...
Read moreMark.Freed / 06 Feb 2018
In December 2017, E2W launched the ‘E2W Select’ programme, a programme designed to help our members at managing director level and above to explore, confidentially, new opportunities with financial institutions looking to recruit more women at a senior level. Are you seeking a new role within the...
Read moreMark.Freed / 31 Jan 2018
As part of our Vote100 series on women’s careers, Caroline Kings tells us about her contribution to …. staff morale and asks where were you in the 2008 financial crisis? In the 2008 financial crisis, Caroline Kings was working for Goldman Sachs. Working long hours, she...
Read moreMark.Freed / 31 Jan 2018
As part of our Vote100 series on women’s careers, Sarah Ristine walks us through her successful career at some of the leading investment banks in North America and London. Like a lot of English and Theater majors, I came around to this career through the side door. ...
Read moreMark.Freed / 30 Jan 2018
At E2W, we are passionate about helping women in financial services further their careers and achieve success. In January we hosted an extremely successful event on the hot topic of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. What events would you like us to host? E...
Read moreMark.Freed / 23 Jan 2018
Emmeline Pankhurst rocked the boat and changed women’s role in society. E2W has provided evidence to the Treasury Select Commitee's women in finance Inquiry and E2W CEO Mark Freed explains how you too can shake up society. When Emmeline Pankhurst died in 1928,...
Read moreRhian Bowler / 23 Jan 2018
Rhian Bowler, the E2W Leadership Coach, shares her experiences and views on E2W’s recent paper, ‘Recruitment Strategies for Financial Institutions to Meet Gender Diversity Targets’ and explains how challenges really should be seen as opportunities. As the E2W leadership coach with...
Read moreMark.Freed / 19 Jan 2018
As part of our Vote100 series on women’s careers, Anne Hargreaves walks us through her successful career in Technology at some of the leading investment banks, shares her views on women in this sector and explains how so many of the skills learnt are transferable. Unlike many people,...
Read moreMark.Freed / 16 Jan 2018
The Financial Services sector, particularly in London, was notorious for demanding long hours and for its culture of presenteeism. Has that changed? Should London and the leading City banks make more of the agile and flexible working that they now offer? The stereotypical view of the average...
Read moreMark.Freed / 16 Jan 2018
In the press recently there has been lots of coverage of women’s issues. Here Mark explores some of them and realises that women are facing similar issues and that they need to stand up and be counted. Football, entertainment and financial services – what do they...
Read moreRhian Bowler / 04 Jan 2018
Rhian Bowler, the E2W career coach asks is there one thing you would like to improve, add or change this year? Mirror, Mirror on the Wall! Having recently turned 50 (and loving it!), I’ve taken some time to reflect on whether I need to make changes...
Read moreTina.Freed / 04 Jan 2018
E2W membership is open to women in financial services. Our aim is to help you succeed in your career aspirations, whatever they may be. We have built a growing, supportive community where women can learn from, and be motivated by, each other. Together, with the tangible...
Read moreMark.Freed / 19 Dec 2017
To meet commitments, like 50/50 by 2020 many firms will need to ensure that they recruit more women than men across the board. However, the best performers are struggling to exceed 40% women in their new recruits and in certain divisions, technology and front office for example, the gender...
Read moreMark.Freed / 18 Dec 2017
E2W is speaking to women who have been working in financial services over the decades to celebrate next year’s 100 year anniversary of women securing the vote. Yvonne Kurankye has shared her varied career with us and her infectious enthusiasm for the financial services industry! When I...
Read moreTina.Freed / 11 Dec 2017
With Christmas upon us and 2017 drawing to a close, it’s a great time to look back and also, an exciting time to look forward. I’m immensely proud of the work that we, our members and clients have achieved this year. We have made good...
Read moreRhian Bowler / 08 Dec 2017
There was much interest in the Deutsche Bank auditorium as our specialist speaker and E2W member Manal Koujan delivered her inspiring and engaging talk about ‘The role of leadership in agile and how does leadership influence transformation success or failure? What are the challenges the leadership face...
Read moreRhian Bowler / 07 Dec 2017
Rhian Bowler, the E2W career coach, asks whether you want to live your life at arms’ length or be proactive? Life at arms’ length Many of you will know I listen to Radio 2 on my way to work after dropping the children to school. ...
Read moreMark.Freed / 05 Dec 2017
As the deadline for gender pay gap reporting becomes ever closer (April 2018), Mark Freed examines how other industries’ gender pay gaps compare to that of financial services. I am, some might say, becoming a little obsessed with gender pay gap reporting but that’s because it matters. ...
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