Balancing act: Can gender neutral job descriptions create equilibrium?

Transparency key in application process

Whether we like it or not, investment managers today face a moral dilemma - hire the best person for the job or hit your diversity quotas?

Naturally, businesses rely on their recruitment partners to ensure attraction of a diverse talent pool, but the pressure really is on to hire more female talent. It is clear with the number of diversity and equality targets and quotas in place within investment managers that this is high on companies' agendas, and that is no bad thing.  Legg Mason appoints chief diversity officer Look at Legal & General's 50/50 by 2020 initiative and companies such as M&G Investments adding very clear diversity clauses to their job descriptions, welcoming applications from returners to work and tho...