Finance Monthly August 2019 Edition

36 www.finance-monthly.com WOMEN IN FINANCE - HOW CAN WOMEN STEP UP & STAND OUT HOW CAN WOMEN STEP UP AND STAND OUT IN A MALE- DOMINATED WORKPLACE There was a 1% increase in the number of women reaching senior positions in FTSE 100 companies . The target is 33% by 2020, which is, apparently, “well insight.” But, digging deeper into the Female FTSE Index for 2019 report these statistics are taken from, there’s a problem with the number of women staying in those senior positions and there’s a clear under-representation of women of colour. Interestingly, both the sponsors’ foreword and the introduction for the 2019 report are written by two caucasian men. Georgia Varjas Author of The Rule Breaker’s Guide to Step Up & Stand Out: A Manifesto For Rebels