Mark.Freed / 05 May 2020
On Wednesday 22nd April, we were delighted to welcome Denise Wilson, CEO of the Hampton-Alexander Review, to our virtual coffee break about gender equality in UK business. Denise provided updates on the Hampton-Alexander Review for 2020, which is in its final year of a five year review period. Denise updated the...
Read moreMark.Freed / 08 Apr 2020
Have a break from the new normal – come and join us for a weekly virtual coffee. Every Wednesday from 12:00pm - 12:30pm. As we are all adjusting to the new normal, come and join other members of the E2W community for a virtual chat, meet old and...
Read moreMark.Freed / 18 Nov 2019
On the 12th November an amazing group of industry leaders in Recruitment, HR and D&I from leading CIB’s and Asset Managers, got together with business leaders and Julia Hoggett, Head of Market Oversight and Kevin Trainor Head of Resourcing & Talent from the FCA, to...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 18 Nov 2019
On Thursday evening, Kat lead an event, hosted by our friends at IHS Markit, where she gave our members the opportunity to experiment with some coaching tools that can come in handy whatever level of experience. Kat lead a great discussion on how we deal with change in our organisations...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 14 Jun 2019
“Inspirational” and “thought provoking” were just two of the comments made by E2W members who attended the “super-charging your performance” event delivered by our fantastic coach Nikki Hinksman and kindly hosted by our partners at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The interactive session...
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
I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to grow E2W’s recruitment business. I deliver bespoke recruitment services to leading financial services firms who are passionate about gaining the benefits of a more diverse workforce, by embedding an active and inclusive recruitment strategy into their process....
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 / 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 / 10 Sep 2018
“Beside every great person is another great person, living and working as they would like.” “Behind every great man is a great woman,” is these days considered a rather archaic expression, one that harks back to times gone by, thankfully, when wives, seemingly, selflessly...
Read moreMark.Freed / 25 Jul 2018
Another fantastic E2W event! With talks from Monica Summerville and Nidhi Nikum, our members had the opportunity to learn and discuss raising their profiles and visibility whilst networking with like-minded, brilliant women. The room was abuzz with people sharing stories, experiences and advice. Thank you to Charles Brooks ...
Read moreMark.Freed / 20 Jun 2018
E2W members have been treated to two workshops run by our friend, Fiona Murden. In May 2017 Fiona ran a workshop entitled ‘Becoming a better version of yourself’. We were fascinated to hear Fiona’s insights into the impacts of neuroscience, perceptions of position...
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 / 23 Apr 2018
Over 50 members of the E2W Front Office Team and NatWest Markets Gender Network enjoyed a really vibrant workshop where all who attended were inspired and motivated to action. It was wonderful to meet such a fantastic group of women in a safe and collaborative environment. Many thanks goes...
Read moreRhian Bowler / 18 Apr 2018
The E2W business events aim to bring women in financial services together to network, learn and support each other. We recently enjoyed a professional presentation on risk limit framework and risk infrastructure and how these challenges impact profitability, delivered by E2W member Olga Venosa, a senior Counterparty Risk...
Read moreMark.Freed / 17 Mar 2018
70,000 women might seem like a big recruitment headache but here, Mark Freed explains why this number is critical in achieving gender parity. According to the Office of National Statistics the financial services sector employs roughly 1.2m people in the UK. The same source shows that roughly 40% of those...
Read moreTina.Freed / 12 Mar 2018
At the E2W Front Office team meeting on the eve of International Women’s Day, we discussed how we could assist our female colleagues - #pressforprogress. On the eve of International Women’s Day, I met with the E2W Front Office team, discussing IWD&rsquo...
Read moreTina.Freed / 02 Mar 2018
It’s International Women’s Day and its slogan this year is ‘Press for Progress’. Tina Freed encourages you to stand up and be counted and do your bit to press for progress, however large or small. What could you do? ...
Read moreMark.Freed / 24 Feb 2018
Details and to register: Delegate Fee: £495.00+ VAT Discounted to £346.50+ VAT with code WIF2E2W https://www.cityandfinancialconferences.com/womeninfinance2018 E2W is delighted to be sponsoring the 2nd edition of the Annual Women in Finance Summit taking place in Central London on 22nd March 2018....
Read moreTina.Freed / 22 Feb 2018
In February, E2W has been supporting women with their careers in financial services by hosting more specific group events. This month we hosted events for the Technology Team and Front Office Team. We have been busy during February, collaborating with E2W members Helen Bevis of NICE Actimize...
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