City Hive: Five-point guide for women entering and progressing in the asset management industry

Submitted to Treasury Committee inquiry

Bhavini 'Bev' Shah, founder of City Hive, the women's network for the asset management industry, has provided a five-point guide for the Treasury Committee inquiry, the Women in Finance Charter, highlighting steps females can overcome to progress in the sector.

In October last year, the Treasury Committee launched the inquiry to identify the barriers to women entering and progressing in the financial services industry as a whole, while also examining the value to financial firms of having greater gender balance across all job grades and functions. The Committee will also scrutinise the role of government and financial regulators in acting as role models for good gender diversity practices. FCA reports fall in women holding its senior leadership roles Shah submitted a five-point guide in early January as evidence for the inquiry on how wo...