Top jobs are still for the City boys - page 2

4 months ago 08th Jul 13:52

Hannah Maundrell, Head of Content at money.co.uk said: “Whilst it is clear that many factors contributed to the global economic crisis, it is hard to ignore the fact that so many of the key players were male.  “We’ll never know whether a stronger female influence in the City might have helped to prevent the problems that we all now face as a result of the credit crunch. 

“However there is certainly evidence to suggest that women take a more balanced and long term view of risk and reward – from our research, that appears to be a role that many women play in household financial decisions across the country.  It seems that many women would want Alistair Darling to look closely at the role women could play when he undertakes his promised review of City boardrooms.”