The story of women pushing into male-oriented industries like finance is not new at this point, and, if we look at the numbers, the narrative even appears to be improving. In the U.S. banking sector, for example, women account for over 50% of the overall workforce. In the UK, they’ve been slowly building up presence in senior positions, reaching 36% in 2024.

So progress is clearly happening. But that is still a very slow measure of it, and in practice, it can feel even smaller. Even today, there are far too many industry gatherings where women are in the minority. Too many executive rooms where they can be counted on one hand.

It’s a familiar feeling, and one that raises an important question: if more women are entering finance, why do so few of them reach the top levels?

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