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Investing sustainably in Africa means focusing on women
Africa has the highest percentage of women entrepreneurs in the world but they account for just 33% of its GDP
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Columbia Threadneedle gives grant to aid gender inclusion
Pilot project with Leeds City Council to help give greater insights into the lived experience of women
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Gender diverse companies, and investing in them, inch forwards
Reports this International Women’s Day show slight shifting of the dial
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‘In 10 years I hadn’t come across another black woman in PE’
CEO Jacqueline Taiwo on why she set up Black Women in Asset Management
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Backing female-founded firms
Industry members share their investments supporting women entrepreneurs
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City Hive announces Fearless Woman photo competition winners
Competition aims to create an up-to-date bank of photos to better represent a woman investor
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Gender pay gap closed at less than 1% of global companies
78% of companies do not publish information on pay differences
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Heavy is the head that wears the crown: Are two CEOs better than one?
Bev Shah announces changes at the top at City Hive
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Women board members increase after diversity push
Of the top 500 companies, above average profits were reported at almost 90% of those led by women
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Q&A with LGIM’s Onuekwusi: Grassroots initiatives are saturated, focus on progression
#TalkAboutBlack founder says a challenge is firms have ‘plucked senior ethnic minority talent from other companies and plunked them on their boards’
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Should LGBT+ engagement be incorporated into broader DEI?
Firms are starting to acknowledge a wide range of diverse characteristics
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AllianceBernstein launches diversity-focused equity fund
Uses a proprietary framework to evaluate DEI

