The Diversity Project
Helena Morrissey: DEI schemes helped fuel backlash
The Diversity Project chair says some initiatives were exclusionary and prioritised identity over merit
FCA harassment rules due ‘very shortly’ as City women demand tough action
The regulator’s bullying and abuse crackdown must not get drowned out by the backlash against diversity, top women in finance say
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Meet the ex-Olympic swimmer who dreams of becoming a fund manager
Anum Bandey is hoping to land a money-managing role at Aviva Investors where she now works
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Helena Morrissey: Menopause hit me during the pandemic. I felt like I was going mad
Diversity champion opens up about her own struggles with menopause
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Insurance giants lag on menopause: ‘It feels like the mental health situation 15 to 20 years ago’
A Diversity Project survey shows 37% do not have private medical insurance which covers menopause
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City faces ‘fear factor’ over reporting sexual harassment
MPs on the Treasury Committee are told women often fear speaking out about workplace sexual harassment
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Helena Morrissey-backed diversity group gears up for European launch
Axa IM, HSBC and T Rowe Price are among the eight founding member firms of the cross-border initiative
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Helena Morrissey, Gina Miller on scrapping the CBI: ‘Its time has passed’
'There is no single organisation that can speak on behalf of business, including to the government, in today’s world'
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Meet the next generation of female fund managers
The first participants on the Diversity Project's Pathway programme hope to inspire other women to consider a career in portfolio management
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City workers silent on neurodiversity over career limitation fears
Neurodiverse individuals represent an estimated 15% of the UK but largely have been excluded from the growing conversation about diversity and inclusion
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City must ‘own the bad numbers’ on ethnic diversity and start talking about action
Diversity Project event calls on financial services not just to collect the numbers, but to discuss what might affect change
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BlackRock’s Gavin Lewis: Black workers can’t be their ‘full selves at work’
'We hire diverse candidates but we don’t manage diverse candidates,' says BlackRock managing director and diversity champion
Helena Morrissey’s lobby group pushes for 30% female fund managers by 2030
Asset managers have been making 'painfully slow progress' in their efforts to entice more women into the industry – a sense of fatigue now surrounds the topic of gender diversity
