The following are a selection of news and thought leadership articles created for our Members and shared here for all:
Mark.Freed / 06 Jan 2017
Time to take control of your career. Do you spend enough time considering your career; your skills, value, and direction? Women tend to think their hard work and results should speak for themselves and help position them for their next role. Your boss may not have time or...
Read moreMark.Freed / 01 Jan 2017
Start the New Year with a New You? Have a chat with Rhian about E2W's Career Coaching, Mentoring and Brand Building services for members. Could a New You benefit from a new network? Extending your network is often the most powerful thing you can do? ...
Read moreMark.Freed / 11 Dec 2016
New analysis on the data submitted by the first wave of 71 Charter signatories was published today. The report includes analysis on: • Overall averages for female representation today and targets over the next five years, broken down by sector and size. • The nature...
Read moreadmin / 06 Dec 2016
I am Kerry Booth. Who am I? I am a REC qualified recruiter and HR professional. I have a wealth of combined Recruitment/HR experience predominantly within Financial Services, Media and Construction, working within talent acquisition and managing the full employment life cycle of employees. I focus on peoples long...
Read moreMark.Freed / 05 Dec 2016
We are currently working on three vacancies for clients that we are having difficulty filling. Are you interested or do you know someone who might be:- Defined Contribution Pensions Opportunities - calling specialist project managers - our client has two positions they are looking to fill in January 2017....
Read moreMark.Freed / 01 Dec 2016
In the search for talent, firms are increasingly looking for new talent pools and innovative ways to connect and communicate. Women (and men) looking to return to Financial Services Careers is an example of a new talent pool. Financial institutions have developed ‘returner programmes’ to engage and...
Read moreMark.Freed / 01 Dec 2016
A recurring theme in our conversations is emerging - women are reluctant to put themselves forward. How are you enriching your career in your organisation? Do you actively pursue development/learning opportunities, or are you excluded from the invitation? Are you asking to be included? Did...
Read moreMark.Freed / 24 Nov 2016
Career Conversations Update The Career Conversations group coaching calls are proving to be popular and helpful. The series has focussed on the importance of understanding your real value and strengths, something we tend to down play, and feel uncomfortable articulating them. Identifying key transferable skills and being able...
Read moreMark.Freed / 21 Nov 2016
Is it a coincidence that since signing the Women in Finance Charter, five of the largest signatory firms have retained E2W to help them meet their charter commitments? So what are the commitments that Banks are making. Here are some typical examples:- Barclays To...
Read moreMark.Freed / 16 Nov 2016
‘Spotlight’ on Rhian Bowler, E2W Careers Development Director Who am I? I’m a qualified career coach, HR professional, wife and mother, returning to the workplace this year after taking a career break to raise my children. Previously worked in organisations such as Linklaters, Accenture,...
Read moreMark.Freed / 11 Nov 2016
The E2W Geeks team! Evolving and adaptive technology is driving and transforming business every day and rapid technological developments have provided vast areas of new opportunity and potential sources of efficiency for organisations of all size. E2W have launched the Technology Team where members benefit from a...
Read moreMark.Freed / 01 Nov 2016
Occasionally we come across businesses that share the same ethos and are promoting and supporting women. One such firm is ExecJobshare. Anita and Belinda the founders worked in executive search and have been executives themselves found that there are not many job sites for more skilled employees looking...
Read moreMark.Freed / 31 Oct 2016
Most of us are affected by the regulatory environment. According to reports the many EU market reforms due to take effect in 2018, will cost the financial services industry more than $2bn during 2017. That said, it is no surprise then that it is important for us all working within the industry...
Read moreMark.Freed / 19 Oct 2016
Great to meet our new and prospective members at last nights E2W Event (18th October). Great conversations about moving towards gender parity in our industry and sharing stories!
Read moreTina.Freed / 17 Oct 2016
A report in Fortune recognises E2W along with 12 other organisations as making the most significant commitments to gender diversity in the finance sector in their Women in Finance Charter commitments. Fortune reports that ‘Major banks—including HSBC UK, RBS and Lloyds—have committed...
Read moreMark.Freed / 11 Oct 2016
E2W have joined a number of our clients including Blackrock, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, London Stock Exchange, Standard Chartered and Thomson Reuters and a number of major UK banks including HSBC UK, Santander, RBS and Lloyds in publishing ground-breaking gender strategies, committing them to ambitious targets for the...
Read moreMark.Freed / 15 Sep 2016
A new study from the University of Notre Dame examines the effect that women have on corporate boards, where they are a historically rare presence, and shows us something ... confusing. Turns out that a large share of female directors at public companies is linked to significantly fewer mergers and...
Read moreTina.Freed / 17 Jun 2016
Brilliant new report from think tank New Financial: Women in UK Financial Services 23% of board directors of UK financial services companies are women but only 14% of executive committee members are female Data shows 14% is the natural baseline for female representation, but the UK government is leading a concerted push to...
Read moreTina.Freed / 07 Jun 2016
As the go-to place for women to manage their financial services careers and for financial institutions wishing to claim the Gender Dividend, we’ve always recognised and promoted the value of women in the finance industry. So we’re delighted to see the subject of gender diversity being taken increasingly...
Read moreTina.Freed / 20 May 2016
Why we believe it’s important for employers to sign up to the new Women in Finance Charter On 22 March, Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO of Virgin Money, published a review into the representation of women in senior managerial positions in financial services. Her report, Empowering Productivity – Harnessing the Talents of Women...
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