Financial sector female employment stagnates at 42.7%

The number has dropped by 1.6% compared to the second half of 2022, but up 0.4% since the first quarter of 2023. The representation of women in the sector remains below pre-pandemic levels, the ONS said. By contrast, when records began in 1997, women made up 53.5% of the sector, 10.8% more than today. The ONS said that women as a percentage of employees in financial services have been falling steadily over recent years.                 Source: ONS Overall employment in the financial and insurance sector in the second half of this year stood at 1.53 milli...