The Intentional Endowment Network (IEN) together with Catalyst at Large (led by Suzanne Biegel) led the efforts of a Gender Lens Investing (GLI) working group to produce a GLI primer. The objective was to create a tool that would introduce educational endowments to the concept of GLI, while laying out the reasons why such an investment [...]
Mannequins erected in London's Marble Arch to promote Safer Cities for Women Day. Image: Action Aid Because many of us are not practiced in identifying the influence of gender, it’s common to assume it is irrelevant to businesses, the environment, the economy, etc. Even the suggestion that gender plays a role can take people by surprise. [...]
According to the International Labour Organization, in 2016 40.3 million people were victims of modern slavery, including 24.9 million in forced labor and 15.4 million in forced marriage. This is the largest number of people enslaved at any time in history. A crime that disproportionately affects women and girls, forced labor is deeply embedded in many [...]
A continuation of research McKinsey first published in 2015, this updated report (January 2018) uses a wider data set to revisit the same financial metrics and more. The results reinforce the growing body of research that finds gender and racial diversity positively correlated with superior financial performance. http://www.revelio.com/delivering-through-diversity_mckinsey_012018/
If you ever wondered about how systemic factors interconnect to impact women, then this is the read for you. It’s a fascinating explanation of how the researchers (with the support of PRIO & GIWPS) identified what systemic factors are linked to women’s well being, and then aggregate them to provide widely differing country profiles. http://www.revelio.com/wps-index-report-2017-18/
Christine Lagarde famously quipped, “If Lehman Brothers had been a bit more Lehman Sisters … we would not have had the degree of tragedy that we had as a result of what happened.” Not surprising, the IMF chief knew what she was talking about. According to an IMF paper published in September, 2018, the presence of [...]
Many articles have taken a crack at explaining the lack of diversity in the asset management industry. This New York Times article from January, 2017 reflects on the possible causes, as well as the returns that investors might unknowingly be leaving on the table. Investment management is but one example where greater cognitive diversity results in [...]
Data in the Peterson Report shows that companies with greater gender diversity and inclusion are more profitable and successful. Petersen Report Gender Diversity
