EP73 How Can Financial Institutions Help Close The Gender Investment And Pensions Gap? with Maike Currie

Maike Currie is an Investment Director at Fidelity International, an investment firm responsible for over £500 billion of client assets under their management.Following on from my recent podcast episode with Laura Farris MP where we explored the effects of the pandemic on women’s progress toward economic equality through a parliamentary lens, I was keen to speak with Maike about the role of financial institutions and how the investment industry itself can better support women to invest in their future.The gender pension gap stands at a stark 40%, despite the gender pay gap hovering around 16%. Maike tells us that the factors contributing to this difference broadly fall into three categories: personal, professional and policy. I ask Maike about the gender pay gap at Fidelity International itself, and how the business is addressing inequality not just through its Women and Money campaign, but by supporting its employees. Maike tells us why now is a great time for women to get into investing and tells us how she made the leap from financial journalism to becoming an Investment Director.This conversation was recorded on 7th April 2021.---This episode is sponsored by Claro, the digital financial coaching app. Sign up for early access today and protect 25 trees in the Amazon, visit https://claromoney.co.uk/raisethebar/.--- Want to share your view on something we discussed on the podcast? Email us [email protected] Guest - Maike CurrieHost - Frankie CottonSound Editor - Beth DavisonTweet us https://twitter.com/raisehq_Join us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/raisehq_Visit https://raisethebar.world/Connect with Maike Currie and Fidelity Internationalhttps://www.fidelity.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/maikecurrie/https://www.instagram.com/fidelityinternational/Connect with Frankie Cottonhttps://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/