Book description
This book examines the world of finance and the role of gender within it. It looks at the financial services industry, arguably the most powerful and remunerative sector that exists, and shows how it was created by men for men.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Gender inequality is in everything
- 2 The prominence and dominance of financial services
- 3 Women as consumers of financial services
- 4 Women as employees in financial services
- 5 Women do finance at least as well as men (despite the odds against them)
- 6 A gendered professional and family life balance
- 7 Actions to reduce gender bias and increase gender equality
- 8 Conclusion: The win-win of taking gender out of financial services
- Glossary of terms
- References
- Index
Product information
- Title: Gender and Finance
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2022
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781000543964
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