Gender equality

Leaders set the tone in an organisation and, therefore, if diverse talent is going to join and thrive in your organisation, they will look to how you behave. So what can you do to help create an inclusive culture and demonstrate your commitment to diversity?

Managers play a critical role in achieving an inclusive culture in organisations. It is they who run meetings, determine work allocation, provide feedback and support for individuals, make promotion and remuneration recommendations and set the tone around the work environment. So how can managers...

Organisational structures, processes and culture may all, inadvertently, disadvantage some groups and privilege others. There are a number of organisational practices that can help ensure that these effects are minimised.

We are delighted to invite you to the Diversity Project’s Event on Assertiveness and Positivity in the Workplace, held on December 5th 2019. The event is organized by the Diversity Project’s Gender Workstream and kindly hosted by Franklin Templeton. We are delighted to have Hester Bancroft as our...

Pension schemes have often been at the forefront of investor initiatives to encourage more diversity on the boards of the companies in which they invest, recognising the fact that diverse boards make better decisions and are less prone to group-think...

Mitesh and Lee share their experiences, learning and thoughts on improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) and are keen to ensure an industry-wide dialogue with others in the asset management industry to share what has/has not worked; ‘so that we don’t all keep reinventing the wheel’. It takes time to...

Following the launch of our new analysis showing the gender pay gap in the investment management sector has deteriorated, there has been wide coverage in the media. See below for links to some of the coverage: 'Depressing' gender pay gap widens in...

A report by PwC, in association with the Diversity Project, on diversity and inclusion in investment management. Gender pay reporting has brought the lack of diversity within the investment management industry into sharp focus and added weight to the voices calling for faster change. Yet there is...

New analysis shows the gender pay gap in the investment management sector has deteriorated, leading to the second worst performance across 22 business sectors analysed. The industry recorded an increase of 0.6% in average mean pay gap over the first...

The loss of performance continuity through leave of absence and the impact of low team turnover on diverse talent of all types is a key issue within portfolio management, this document provides guidance on how to address this for: Asset Owners Consultants and Asset Managers We also provide case...