Investors can support gender equality by investing in companies that promote equal opportunities.
Although women have made tremendous strides in the area of gender equality as it relates to several socioeconomic spheres, much still remains to be done for women to achieve complete parity with their male counterparts. Investors can take the first step in furthering the movement by ensuring their investment portfolio is reflective of the power and potential of women.
Two companies are standouts in their equal opportunity initiatives for women. As outlined below, they have made great progress in their policies to prevent discrimination, programs to promote diversity and the representation of women on boards and high level management. Of late, there is a growing interest in gender-focused mutual and exchange-traded funds that screen for companies that promote gender equality. One such fund with this focus and includes women in their portfolio management team is also detailed below.
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