Closing Investment Industry Gender Gap Will Achieve Investors’ Long-Term Goals: State Street

Given the stubborn gender gap well established in the investment industry, bringing more women into the sector will move a long way toward achieving investors’ long-term goals, notes State Street. State Street published a report titled: “Addressing Gender Folklore” after conducting a survey of 864 investment professionals in 19 different countries. Gender gap across investment community The State Street survey highlights a significant gender gap across the professional investment community.  Moreover, the gender divide is even wider if one looks at the most influential people in the investment industry viz.: portfolio managers, analysts, executives and other investment professionals: The State…