Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to finance and investing.
Gender diversity has increased over the past few decades in capital markets, but not much has changed at the leadership level. What contributes to this underrepresentation, and what can the industry do to improve it?
Attracting and retaining diverse talent has been a persistent challenge within financial services. This case study examines the current state of the industry and asks how capital markets can foster an environment that is inclusive and supports career advancement for women as well as men.
This session will feature three presentations about women and finance from professors Claire Célérier, Laura Doering, and Avni Shah, with a conversation moderated by Jacqueline Thorpe. | October 07, 2019
Speaking to the Financial Times, Sarah Kaplan argues that the onus is on the industry, not educational institutes, to improve women’s lot in finance.
Researchers discover that during venture capitalist question and answer sessions investors are more likely to ask promotion questions to men entrepreneurs and prevention questions to women entrepreneurs, impacting funding allocation.
Sarah Kaplan speaks to The Globe and Mail about the 2019 federal budget.
In our third Industry Partner Workshop on March 21, 2019 our researchers and partners engaged with topics such as gender bias in evaluations, covering in job applications and reporting sexual harassment.
GATE-funded researcher Avni Shah shows how family dynamics shape retirement investing for The Globe and Mail.
GATE-funded researcher, Avni Shah, appears on BNN Bloomberg's "Money Talk" to discuss a new survey that suggests men and women have different approaches to investing, budgeting and personal finance.
The subtle elimination of bias in hiring decisions (in this case, via lifelong exposure to gender diversity through raising daughters) is both good for its own sake, and for firm performance.
