Women in Finance charter driving industry change

Not only improving gender diversity

The UK government-backed Women in Finance charter is already driving significant change within the financial industry, according to a survey of signatories.

Two-thirds, or 67%, of all respondents to the survey, which accounted for almost half of all signatories, said the charter would drive permanent sustainable change across their industry, with a third believing it is still too early to tell. Similarly, 71% believe the charter will drive permanent sustainable change at their company, with 27% saying it was still early days. Of signatories, 81% said the charter had encouraged them to tackle other areas of diversity beyond gender. Only 19% of respondents said they were only focusing on gender, with 67% said they were including ethnicit...