Anna Sofat: Why women are opting out of corporate culture

'Sticky middle to the C-suite' is the problem

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Women drop out of corporate culture at an average age of 38, leading to a "talent drain" from companies in the investment industry, Addidi Wealth's Anna Sofat told delegates at the inaugural Women in Investment Festival in a session on 'The Sticky Middle'.

Speaking at the event at The Brewery in London on 3 March, Sofat said that while women now have "financial clout", that "sticky middle to the C-suite is the problem", adding that the asset management industry is "one of the worst". "Women tend to drop out of corporate culture around about the age of 38 whether they have children or not. That is us opting out because we don't like what we see there," she said. International Women's Day: Company engagement moves the needle on gender equality She referred to research, which showed that three in four women and two in five men say workp...

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