International Women's Day: Words from our Director

Mar. 08, 2020

Research, as I see it, is not just about bringing new ideas to life: it is also about tackling old problems from new points of view. When we begin a journey from a fresh perspective, what has been elusive or overlooked in the past suddenly becomes clear, even obvious. Diversity is thus a necessary, critical ingredient for successful problem solving in research. I dare to say that this holds true also for most other jobs.

Today is the International Women’s day, a day of the year when we bring attention to women and celebrate female achievement around the world. But it should not be only about today. In finance, too few women choose to educate themselves in our field which in the end carry over to a lack of females in the financial industry. We need to change that. 

I see this as a very important and strategic issue for all of us: Finding ways of making sure that finance is able to attract the best and most talented people there is to find – independently of gender.   

Therefore, we continue to focus on diversity and inclusion, with the initiative “Women in Finance” solely aiming to increase female representation in the finance profession at all levels, every day of the year. We strive to have a future where everyone is included, and diversity is encouraged!

Anders Andersson 

Director, Swedish House of Finance