Why Women in Capital Markets Matters

By Jessica Weisz | Rule Breaker with Jess Weisz| April 12, 2021
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I’m excited to be shifting gears to profile a solution to gender equality at the senior ranks within capital markets. 

What’s doubly neat about this is that changing the gender balance has the potential to change more than a select group’s chances at an elite job. Given how central capital markets is to our overall economy, a shift in the types of people making decisions could have far reaching effects. 

To understand what’s going on in, I sat down with Lara Zink, the new CEO of Women in Capital Markets. We talked about gender diversity in the industry, the impact on us and the overall economy, and what they are doing about it.

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The Board of Directors of Women in Capital Markets (WCM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lara Zink as WCM’s new President and CEO

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What is your reaction to the fact that the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be chaired by a man?