The future of work for women in finance

Golden opportunities post pandemic

After decades of criticism for its hard-charging, work-all-hours culture, the financial services industry is remaking its image with a slew of diversity, equity and inclusion policies aimed at attracting and retaining women.

The catalyst? The Covid-19 pandemic - and the accompanying work-from-home environment - which taught the industry that employees working remotely could be just as productive, if not more so, as those in the office. Today's post-pandemic environment offers a rare opportunity to change the status quo, shifting the focus from what firms can get out of employees during market trading hours into one that seeks to accommodate the life choices of all genders without penalising them.  Although progress has been slow, there are clear signs of the new mindset taking hold. Family-friendly ini...