{"id":4599,"date":"2022-08-16T11:37:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T11:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diversityproject.com\/twelfth-e-newsletter\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:47:33","slug":"twelfth-e-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diversityproject.com\/2022-08-16\/twelfth-e-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelfth E-Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Diversity Project has an ambitious, multi-faceted aim: to create a more diverse and inclusive investment and savings industry. That means we are working across multiple dimensions of diversity and inclusion and at all career stages. Inevitably, the DP is therefore a complex organisation with 17 workstreams, a CEO Advisory Council, Steering Committee with representatives from each of our 95 members, and a Board to oversee the finances. We\u2019ve been thinking about how to leverage all the great efforts, create more impact and make it easier for firms to navigate their way to topics of interest. We\u2019ve decided that consistent clear themes running through everything we do will help achieve this; the current themes are Allyship, Intersectionality and the Mispricing of Talent. You\u2019ll see these integrated in all our work – including the exciting upcoming Annual Event, kindly hosted again by Aviva Investors, but also accessible online. The event will be held on the afternoon of 28th November and registration invitations will be sent shortly.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, all the workstreams have been as busy as usual! There\u2019s been a specific focus on providing valuable resources for members, including a Gold Standard guide for employers to support Working Families, an Inclusive Culture Guide for CEOs and a Practical Guide for managers around successful Hybrid working practices. We\u2019ve also held a number of seminars and events, both in-person and online, including a \u2018first\u2019 for the Military Veterans Workstream at HMS President and a fantastic Disability event hosted by Capital International. It\u2019s been great to have high turnout for these including from senior leaders in the industry, along with commitment to action. Upcoming events include a Speaker Series lead by the Social Mobility team, and the EmbRACE Your Career campaign led by the Race and Ethnicity team, both to encourage diverse talent to progress to senior levels.<\/p>\n

Another big focus for the DP is our new Pathway programme aimed at developing more female fund managers, a programme that\u2019s being developed and delivered by the industry for the industry. We have received incredibly positive feedback – thank you! – with 33 member firms confirmed to take part. We aim to take about 50-60 participants through the programme in 2023. They will be our first cohort and benefit from in-person events, networking sessions, interactive webinars and each have a sponsor who will help them progress in their career. The curriculum has been carefully designed by a team of 25 industry professionals who have kindly shared their expertise and industry knowledge. We thank them and we look forward to a groundbreaking programme ahead!<\/p>\n

We have launched our Goals and Progress online tool which will allow us to track and monitor our collective progress towards achieving our 5-year goals. The Tool\u2019s Framework has been developed by Diversity Project members, for members, and provides a joined-up approach to highlight where we are together succeeding and where more strategic focus is required. Member firms have selected a Goals Champion who will help us fill out a questionnaire. We thank them in advance for their efforts. What gets measured, gets managed!<\/p>\n

Finally, we have received feedback that our website is full of useful and interesting content, but perhaps at times hard to navigate. Our marketing team is busy re-designing our website, together with our Workstream leads, who aim to unveil a new website with our new image in a few weeks. Watch this space.<\/p>\n

With best wishes to everyone enjoying the summer season. Keep an eye for everything we are planning for the rest of this year.<\/p>\n

Helena<\/p>\n

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Working Families \u2013 Best practice guide<\/h3>\n

Please click here<\/a> to read this \u2018gold standard\u2019 guide, written in partnership with How Do You Do It to see what you can implement at your company. Here<\/a> is the webinar launching the guide. There are also case studies to accompany the guide from Fidelity International<\/a> and E2W<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Skills Workshop<\/h3>\n

A detailed programme of virtual workshops designed by industry professionals to provide the insight, knowledge and direction needed to pursue a career in the investment industry. Find out<\/a> why over 9,000 participants signed up last year.<\/p>\n

#EmbRACEyourcareer<\/h3>\n

This campaign aims to democratise this information in an accessible way for the next generation of ethnically diverse investment professionals, with the aim to empower them to become senior leaders themselves. Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Disability – #WeAre<\/h3>\n

We have launched the #WeAre campaign to destigmatise the perception of disability by putting faces to lived experience. Watch<\/a> the launch video and find out more here<\/a>. To become a role model or ally, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Menopause<\/h3>\n

We have held a series of webinars:<\/p>\n

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  1. Menopause in the workplace<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Different types of menopause and menopause like symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Mental health nutrition and exercise in menopause<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Men in Menopause<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Lastly we have produced an Inclusive Menopause guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    SMART working<\/h3>\n

    Read the practical guide for managers \u2013 Making hybrid work here<\/a>. This guide was written in partnership with How Do You Do It<\/a> and Remote Kontrol<\/a>. Also watch the navigating the challenges of managing hybrid teams in a post Covid world webinar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Male Allies<\/h3>\n

    A guide to assist companies to start or accelerate their journey of harnessing the untapped and powerful resource of male allies here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Inclusive Culture Guide for CEOs<\/h3>\n

    We set out practical steps to achieving an inclusive culture, based on behavioural science and designed as an aid to developing inclusive playbook for organisations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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