Past perspectives; future change - Full Report

21 March 2011

Over the last few decades, the business case for diversity and inclusion has become well established. While gender is only one aspect of diversity, it is of particular concern in financial services: the simple truth is that the number of women in senior positions remains low.  There are numerous policies and processes in place intended to change this situation, but, evidentially, they are not yet working well enough.

This is detrimental for businesses. In the McKinsey report Women Matter, published last year, it was pointed out that companies with the highest share of women on their executive committees outperform...

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