BoE wants 35% of senior roles to be filled by women
Currently, the British institution has 32% of female directors in its workforce, a number that they intend to extend to 35%
The Bank of England (BoE) currently has 32% of women occupying management positions in the entity, a proportion that is close to the goal of 35% established by the institution for 2020, as indicated by the governor of the British central bank, Mark Carney.
“When I joined the BoE (in July 2013), only 17% of the managers were women, so we set an ambitious goal of 35% by 2020. The BoE is on track to achieve it,” Carney said during his presentation in an act in London.
In this regard, the governor of the BoE stressed that 32% of directives in the central bank is “considerably above” 14% of the average for the financial sector, adding that the institution also has 46% of women in positions immediately below management positions.
“It’s not something that has just happened. Reaching this point has required a deliberate and focused effort throughout the organization,” Carney added.
Regarding the gender wage gap, the central bank executive stated that within the issuing institute it reaches 20%, below the average of 35% in British banking.
In this regard, the BoE governor explained that the difference in remuneration between men and women in the entity is due to the better representation of these in management positions. “This is not an excuse”, he added.
K. Tovar
Source: La Vanguardia
