Every year, International Women’s Day (IWD) rolls around, bringing with it a flurry of LinkedIn posts, panel discussions, and corporate pledges to support women. Then, as quickly as it arrived, the moment passes, and many organisations go back to business as usual, without making any meaningful changes.

Last Wednesday, many of us woke up heartbroken. Watching the election results, I felt the same wave of devastation that I experienced after the UK voted to leave and again when Trump was elected.

Financial services organisations are being held to task by investors and the FCA. A common opinion is that Financial services are significantly behind on Diversity, Equality, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB), and some have even gone as far as saying that a lot of what has been done so far in may organisations, has just been lip service.

I read a recent article on the ‘Fast Company’ website, by Amy Diehl that said “we want what you aren’t” about the discrimination women still face in the workplace. I thought it was a pretty spot.