Mark.Freed / 11 Apr 2019
“The way you look directly affects the way you think, feel, and act . . . When you dress down, you sit down - the couch potato trend. Manners break down, you begin to feel down, and you’re not as effective.” (Kaplan-Leiserson, 2000, p. 39). Psychology for Business Success [4 volumes], Volume 1...
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 / 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 / 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
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 / 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...
Read moreMark.Freed / 10 Sep 2018
Initial contributors to our survey are helping us to start to gather an eye-opening understanding of the current gender diversity landscape in financial services. They have highlighted the ‘laddish’, ‘politically incorrect’ culture within their firms, told us that they don’t feel that...
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 / 23 Aug 2018
I often find myself in the position of frontman for E2W. The firm dedicates itself to supporting the financial services careers of women and helping banks to collect the gender dividend. As frontman I regularly meet new people. The brave ones ask “What's a man...
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 / 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 / 28 Jun 2018
The recruitment departments of the country’s leading financial institutions retain E2W as a key component of their recruitment strategy to find the best female candidates for their senior roles. Drawing on our membership network, we are able to introduce highly capable, professional female candidates for...
Read moreMark.Freed / 23 Jun 2018
Kathrine Virginia "Kathy" Switzer (born January 5, 1947, in Amberg, Germany is an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator. In 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry. During her run, race official Jock Semple...
Read moreMark.Freed / 15 Jun 2018
What does it take for a financial services firm to win the diversity race? How to place your money on a winner – what to look out for in a winning organisation. I am not a betting man, never have been and probably never will be but with Royal...
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 / 30 Apr 2018
Legal & General Investment Management - Working for Women E2W’s many clients across the City are all on the journey to gender parity, but they’re not all at the same stage. We’re starting a series of company profiles that will draw...
Read moreMark.Freed / 20 Apr 2018
How E2W is changing the industry and how it could help you. The gender pay gap reporting is complete for this year. Will things change by 2018? We have some ideas on how the figures could look differently next year. I am delighted that the April deadline for...
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? ...
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