Mark.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 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 / 15 Mar 2019
Back in November, I wrote a piece about the fact that in order for us to achieve gender parity, we need more men to be involved. Gender parity means just that – women and men on an equal footing and although women are fighting the good fight, the cause needs...
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 moreTina.Freed / 18 Feb 2019
We love to celebrate success and are delighted to witness the massive achievements of Blackrock in closing their gender pay gap. There were more high earning Women working at the world’s largest fund manager in April 2018 than the previous year. The latest figures reported in Blackrock&rsquo...
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 / 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 / 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 / 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 moreTina.Freed / 10 Oct 2018
Today is International Day of the Girl – 600 million adolescent girls will enter the workforce in the next decade. Meet three of E2W and CISI’s graduates and read about their plans for the future, support networks and hurdles. Today is International Day of the Girl, a United...
Read moreMark.Freed / 20 Sep 2018
Doctor Who and the glass ceiling The phrase ‘glass ceiling’ is 40 years old this year – is it still relevant in today’s workplace? Regardless of whether you’re a fan of Doctor Who, it’s interesting that for the first time there...
Read moreMark.Freed / 12 Aug 2018
Are you an organisation struggling to tackle your gender pay gap? To attract women into senior roles? To retain women? Read on to see how E2W can help… Like the common cold, it seems that everyone has an opinion on the best way to &lsquo...
Read moreMark.Freed / 18 Jul 2018
A recent report in Financial News congratulated a number of Investment Banks for nearly reaching a 50/50 graduate intake. But why? None of the Banks actually have a major problem at junior level. Bank of America for example has broadly 50% gender split among its lower quartile...
Read moreMark.Freed / 09 Jul 2018
According to a report in Financial News State Street are banning managers from asking candidates about previous earnings. Are women as good as men at negotiating salary packages? Interesting topic that caused some debate in the E2W Limited office? Will banning managers...
Read moreMark.Freed / 05 Jul 2018
We like it when people do things without being asked. HSBC has started down this route – can it continue and make a difference? Submitting to peer pressure – why it’s good for the financial services’ sector I think it’s fair to say...
Read moreMark.Freed / 13 Jun 2018
The Treasury Committee launched its Women in Finance inquiry on 19 October 2017 to: Examine the value to financial firms of having greater gender balance across all job grades and functions; Identify the barriers to women entering and progressing their careers in the financial services industry and whether they are more prevalent...
Read moreMark.Freed / 23 May 2018
After a diverse investment portfolio? How about a gender diversity focussed fund? LGIM has created the first fund that has gender diversity of organisations as an investment criterium – we applaud them. As you know, E2W is one of the companies trying to shake up the...
Read moreMark.Freed / 21 May 2018
Achieving positive outcomes from difficult discussions If you are expecting a conversation to be difficult or awkward, it probably will be – here are six points from the E2W Career Coach to help you prepare. Why do we find some conversations difficult? What makes some conversations require more...
Read moreMark.Freed / 14 May 2018
Reported in The Independant - Read the full article. The gender pay gap is 91 per cent for people earning £1m or more annually in UK financial services companies, and it is getting wider, new research reveals. The average gap between what men and women are paid...
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