Treasury Committee launches inquiry into sexism in financial services

Barriers faced by women in the sector

The Treasury Committee is calling for evidence on the barriers faced by women in financial services as it launches a new inquiry into sexism in the City.

MPs said today (14 July) that its inquiry would focus on the barriers faced by women in the financial services sector, in an effort to assess progress in eradicating gender pay gaps and combating sexual harassment and misogyny.  Chair Harriett Baldwin said the investigation will seek to find out "if enough work has been done to build more supportive workplace cultures, how harassment and misogyny can be addressed, and the role the government and regulator should play in role modelling behaviours". Asset managers are failing to measure gender or ethnicity pay gaps MPs will also expl...