How Can Financial Institutions Help Close The Gender Investment And Pensions Gap?

12 Apr

Maike Currie is an Investment Director at Fidelity International, an investment firm responsible for over £500 billion of client assets under their management.

Following on from our recent podcast episode with Laura Farris MP where we explored the effects of the pandemic on women’s progress toward economic equality through a parliamentary lens, Frankie asks Maike about the role of financial institutions and how the investment industry itself can better support women to invest in their future.

The gender pension gap stands at a stark 40%, despite the gender pay gap hovering around 16%. Maike tells us that the factors contributing to this difference broadly fall into three categories: personal, professional and policy.

Frankie asks Maike about the gender pay gap at Fidelity International itself, and how the business is addressing inequality not just through its Women and Money campaign, but by supporting its employees. Maike tells us why now is a great time for women to get into investing and tells us how she made the leap from financial journalism to becoming an Investment Director.

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