Mark.Freed / 05 Jun 2019
So I’ve always been trouble...but I’ve tried to be positive and a maker. Last night, nearly 50 years after the first photo was taken, I receive an award for bringing the three together. I am now officially a 'Positive Troublemaker' in making diversity matter! Thank European...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 24 May 2019
E2W members met the team behind the Women in Finance Charter. Hosted by our friends and partners at Man Group, on Wednesday morning 22nd May, the team from the HM Treasury behind the Women in Finance Charter took the opportunity to meet E2W members - senior women...
Read moreMark.Freed / 17 May 2019
On Wednesday we exhibited and Mark spoke at the Women of the Square Mile Conference at Olympia. These are some of the comments: Wow. Just wow! What an incredible day it was on Wednesday 15th May, at Women of The Square Mile 2019! I hope you all enjoyed the day...
Read moreMark.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 / 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 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 / 15 Mar 2019
You are a great employer, an employer that has attractive and well considered value propositions to attract diverse candidates. A Financial Institution with the culture and working practices that enable your female colleagues to succeed and flourish. In an industry where all your competitors are talking the talk but...
Read moreMark.Freed / 08 Mar 2019
Today is International Women’s Day and the campaign theme for this year is Balance for Better with the rally cry of “how can you help forge a more gender balanced world?” E2W has many answers to that question thanks to the work we...
Read moreMark.Freed / 08 Mar 2019
This week Charlie Fox, Outsourcing Manager at E2W, shares his thoughts on International Women's Day theme #balanceforbetter. When I think of Balance for Better, the image that springs to mind is my home life when I was growing up: my mother is Tina Freed and my step-dad is...
Read moreMark.Freed / 01 Mar 2019
Last week, as part of our International Women’s Day #Balanceforbetter post, we published an article by Mark Freed on why men should become allies on the road to equality. This week our friend Alessandra Wall, responds with “why are good men still finding is so hard to...
Read moreMark.Freed / 19 Feb 2019
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is Balance for Better. This is a great theme! Balance for better recognises that gender diversity isn’t, actually, all about women. And it really isn’t all about women, women are the ones fighting...
Read moreMark.Freed / 02 Feb 2019
If you have any small projects (1-10 people) that can be delivered semi-remotely and are keen to deliver well, under budget, on time and with superb outcomes then give Amanda, Becky and the rest of the E2W community an opportunity. This is Amanda: After leaving Cambridge she...
Read moreMark.Freed / 30 Jan 2019
We are delighted to introduce you to Sue Carter, a guest contributer. Sue is a senior communications consultant whose expertise in gender communications comes from working as a journalist in women’s media, as well as developing and delivering niche communications strategy for a wide range of consumer...
Read moreMark.Freed / 18 Jan 2019
In autumn of 2018, E2W were approached by Man Group to partner with them in their Active Inclusion Recruitment Strategy. As part of their diversity strategy they needed specialist help to find female candidates for open roles. As part of our due diligence we, as usual,...
Read moreMark.Freed / 11 Jan 2019
The last week has seen excitement grow in the broadsheets and some of the financial press, as well as here at E2W about the up and coming second year of reporting of the gender pay gap data. Unfortunately, despite the coverage of gender pay gap figures for...
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
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 / 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
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...
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