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Private Equity Manages $10 Trillion With Few Women Decision Makers, Forbes, 2022.
Women make up only 12% of managing directors and 16% of principals and partners in investment roles at private equity firms, new research from McKinsey shows. And among the most powerful PE investment decision makers – Investment Committees – less than 1 in 10 are women.
Increasing Diversity in Alternatives, MPowered Capital, 2023
Very little capital flows to diverse investment managers despite outperformance.
Women in Finance Are Rising – at Last, Barrons, 2020
The members of the inaugural Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance list are impressive for their numerous achievements. But their accomplishments are even more remarkable in an industry that has been slow to fix the dearth of women in powerful roles.
Knight Diversity of Asset Managers Research Series: Industry, Knight Foundation, 2021
In this update to our 2019 report, we study the representation and performance of minority- and women- owned funds in the hedge fund, mutual fund, private equity and real estate industries.
Examining the Returns, NAIC, 2021
The 2021 NAIC Performance Study concluded that diverse managers again beat their benchmarks, including the Burgiss median, for net IRR, MOIC and DPI from 1998 to 2020 and from 2011 to 2020.
Ensuring a Level Playing Field, Women in Private Equity, World Economic Forum, 2015
In 2014, the World Economic Forum hosted a private workshop with 30 senior leaders in private equity funds, pension plans and academia. The aim of the workshop was to explore the root causes of the lack in gender diversity in private equity, and to explore what can practically and realistically be done to address this imbalance.
Global Parity Alliance: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2023, World Economic Forum, 2023
The DEI Lighthouse Programme seeks to share the lessons learned to support DEI efforts across companies and institutions. The ambition is to equip leaders with best practices to help focus DEI efforts on what works best, and ultimately contribute to faster, scalable impact across the global business community and surrounding ecosystems.
The Path to Inclusive Capitalism, Milken Institute, 2022
Women- and diverse-led firms control only 1.4 percent of the more than $82 trillion managed by the US asset management industry.
Supporting Dual Career Couples, Center for Equity, Gender & Leadership, 2020
This Playbook is meant to provide leaders with a snapshot of key information on dual career couples and seven evidence-based plays that can be implemented to support them with positive impacts for their organization.
Why Diversity Matters, McKinsey & Company, 2015
New research makes it increasingly clear that companies with more diverse workforces perform better financially.
Delivering through Diversity, McKinsey & Company, 2017
Our latest research reinforces the link between diversity and company financial performance—and suggests how organizations can craft better inclusion strategies for a competitive edge.
Diversity Wins, McKinsey & Company, 2020
The business case for inclusion and diversity is stronger than ever.
Parental Leave, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2018
Part of the Foundation’s mission is to ensure more children and young people survive and thrive by advocating for women and children’s health. This paper discusses how they reflected these values internally.
The Alternatives, AIMA, 2019
A practical guide to how hedge fund firms large and small can improve diversity and inclusion.
Developing a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Policy, AIMA, 2022
Supporting DEI at a firm level can lead to many benefits for an organization, as evidence suggests that more diverse teams make better decisions. It can also help to create a better work environment where colleagues feel respected and valued.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion DDQ for Institutional Investors, UN PRI, 2022
This due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) is designed to help institutional investors understand how investment managers and investment consultants approach diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within their own organizations, through their investment activities or the manager research process.