Mark.Freed / 16 Dec 2019
Is the tide starting to turn? I’m sure most people reading this blog post have heard about (and maybe even taken part in) the criticism of the recent Peloton ad. It’s quite something for a company that makes exercise bikes to have produced a short video...
Read moreMark.Freed / 16 Dec 2019
One step forward, one step back I’m really not sure how to react to the recent news coming out of TSB. Their leadership team is having its bonuses cut for failing to hit its own gender balance goals for senior roles. That’s a positive sign that...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 10 Dec 2019
E2W coaching partner, Kat Hutchings: How to deal with ‘idea thieves.’ I was speaking at an E2W event in London in November and one question I was asked was 'What do you do when you share an idea in a meeting and no one picks up...
Read moreMark.Freed / 10 Dec 2019
Need to improve your gender balance? Here’s an instant solution Lots of research and analysis has focused on gender diversity. A recent Harvard Business Review article, for example, goes in to some detail about how to recruit more women to your company. It starts by citing LinkedIn research...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 10 Dec 2019
Taking diversity seriously: gender identity While the gender balance at all levels of an organisation is an important, and measurable, element of a company’s diversity policy, it is by no means the only one. Creating an inclusive environment is also significant if you want to help everyone work...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 10 Dec 2019
Nine things you can do to be a good ally “I’m just not sure what I can do about it…” “Listen, I’m not the one [insert discriminating behaviour or state]! So, what am I supposed to do?” It’s hard...
Read moreMark.Freed / 04 Dec 2019
Good news for Davids. Bad news for women. I saw a great statistic from Morning Star, a couple of weeks ago where they had run an analysis on UK-listed open-ended funds to explore the gender balance. I doubt you’ll need me to tell you that women were...
Read moreMark.Freed / 04 Dec 2019
One of the most important things in fund management, from a manager’s perspective at least, is their investment record. Analysts, and many investors, like to see long fund tenures without interruptions, but this works against anyone who takes a career break. For many years, this would have mainly...
Read moreMark.Freed / 04 Dec 2019
In late October, we reported on the launch of the latest Diversity Project Report: ‘Time to get serious: If diversity is a business imperative, treat it like one’. This was an impressive and well-argued document that clearly had the backing of many senior people in the industry, as...
Read moreMark.Freed / 27 Nov 2019
I was very interested to read an article in Bloomberg earlier this month about women deserting trading floors as they are blocked from the path to management. It seems that for all the enthusiasm that financial companies show about bringing more women into their workforce, there is significantly less desire...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 26 Nov 2019
E2W coaching partner Elizabeth ONeill "After nearly 20 years of building and leading technical teams and organisational change, I know that people are the key to success." I remember my very first job like it was yesterday. I worked on Saturdays in the local sweet shop and I...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 26 Nov 2019
E2W Member Natalie Murray: I am a seasoned banking professional with experience in Operational Risk Management, Internal Audit and project management, acquired from roles at top tier banks in London, New York and most recently, Singapore. This experience is augmented by successful academics - I am an award-winning MSc...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 18 Nov 2019
Man Group are kindly hosting an E2W event on the 2nd of December around the theme of Resposible Investing. Elena Vydrine, a member of E2W, will be publishing a series of blogs in the run up to the event on the topic of ESG....
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 moreMark.Freed / 13 Nov 2019
This week I have met a number of people, separately, from a major investment bank here in London. I shall not name the bank as most readers will recognise the problem at their own banks. The bank’s gender pay gap report statistics are not dissimilar to...
Read moreMark.Freed / 13 Nov 2019
As we are preparing for our round table with Julia Hoggett, Director of Market Oversight at the FCA, we were interested to read a new report from the FCA. “Despite businesses facing ever greater scrutiny and criticism over gender diversity – with few industries more in the spotlight...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 12 Nov 2019
On Saturday, some of the E2W team and friends completed a 6K Commando Series Obstacle Course to raise money for our nominated charity, The Young Women’s Trust. The course proved both mentally and physically challenging and was exacerbated by the very cold and very wet weather! As...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 07 Nov 2019
How personal style communicates your personal brand and how to make that first impression count. Personal style is an amalgamation of many things - what suits your body shape, the things you like, the colours that work for you, the pieces that make you feel great. Personal style is...
Read moreMark.Freed / 29 Oct 2019
The Diversity Project and PWC have recently issued a new report “Diversity and inclusion in investment management” The report gives gender pay reporting praise for bringing the lack of diversity within the industry into sharp focus and added weight to the voices calling for faster change. ...
Read moreKatie.Dix / 23 Oct 2019
3 Pieces of Advice Every Strong Driven Woman Should Follow This past weekend was my mother's birthday. It was a big birthday, one that had me thinking about her legacy and the impact she's had on my life. In her honor, I wanted to share three life lessons that...
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