The Ada Lovelace day, let’s call time on ‘tech bro’ culture Opinion Only 21 per cent of tech sector specialists in the UK are female and Black women comprise less than one per cent. This Ada Lovelace Day, let’s not just celebrate the achievements of female tech pioneers, but inspire the next generation too, says Julia Adamson As we celebrate Ada Lovelace day, we must reflect on [...]
Hourglass in City highlights ‘painfully’ slow progress closing gender investment gap eQUALITY Female Invest has launched a new campaign to start the conversation about equality in the square mile.
Government to fully fund apprenticeships for small firms, Rishi Sunak to announce UK Politics The government will fully fund apprenticeships for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a £60m investment in up to 20,000 training places, Rishi Sunak will announce.
Slow progress on sexism in the City as women still ‘battling’ to the top, MPs told October 17, 2023 Limited progress has been made on tackling sexism in the City of London, with women still “battling their way to the top”.
Where will I buy my knickers now? How closure of M&S Fenchurch Street will be lamented by City shoppers of all ages March 30, 2023 The Marks and Spencer store on Fenchurch Street, on the corner of Gracechurch Street, is set to close on Friday 31 March. The store, which has been one of the City’s remaining department stores since the closure of the nearby House of Fraser on the corner of King William Street in 2018. Marks and Spencer [...]
Women who stay away from office risk their careers, BoE committee say November 12, 2021 Women who stay away from the office risk their careers suffering as more staff return to the workplace after the pandemic, a member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee said.
Exclusive: ‘When I started, diversity didn’t really exist’, says Bank of America’s international head of ESG August 19, 2021 In this series, City A.M. zooms in on a range of successful women in the Square Mile, some being movers and shakers in their respective fields – rule makers, not rule takers – while others are rising stars worth keeping an eye on. Today: Andrea Sullivan, international head of ESG at Bank of America. An M&A [...]
Exclusive: ‘When I started, diversity didn’t really exist’, says Bank of America’s international head of ESG May 19, 2021 In this series, City A.M. zooms in on a range of successful women in the Square Mile, some being movers and shakers in their respective fields – rule makers, not rule takers – while others are rising stars worth keeping an eye on. Today: Andrea Sullivan, international head of ESG at Bank of America. An M&A [...]
Women of the City: Ayesa Latif at Citi April 15, 2021 In this series, City A.M. zooms in on a range of successful women in the Square Mile, some being movers and shakers in their respective fields – rule makers, not rule takers – while others are rising stars worth keeping an eye on. Today: Ayesa Latif, managing director, head of EMEA electronic FX Sales at [...]
Women of the City: Joanne Hannaford at Goldman Sachs April 7, 2021 In this series, City A.M. zooms in on a range of successful women in the Square Mile, some being movers and shakers in their respective fields – rule makers, not rule takers – while others are rising stars worth keeping an eye on. Today: Joanne Hannaford, head of engineering in EMEA and head of regulatory [...]