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<\/a>\nGender Equality: With or Without the Federal Government<\/a><\/h3>\nJulie Gorte<\/div><\/div><\/div>SVP, Impax Asset Mgmt\/Pax World Funds<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nInvestors are more interested in gender equality than they ever have been before, judging by things like proxy voting and shareholder engagement. BlackRock, the world\u2019s largest asset manager, recently has signaled in its proxy voting guidelines that all-male boards are not acceptable, and noted that boards should have at least two women on them. Pax World has been voting like that for years and we know our impact will be multiplied if other investors vote similarly. Another large investor, State Street, reportedly voted against directors of 400 companies whose boards were all-male Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n![\"Putting](\"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Kristin_Putting-Our_Feat.4.jpg\")
<\/a>\nPutting our Feminism into our Finances<\/a><\/h3>\nKristin Hull<\/div><\/div><\/div>Founder and CEO, Nia Impact Capital<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nFrom wealth advisors and fund managers, to start up entrepreneurs, to company leadership at the board and executive levels, intuitively we have long known the need for greater gender diversity within the financial industry. Research shows a variety of benefits for companies, and their investors, that embrace inclusivity. With findings that show diverse teams are more innovative (leading to increased revenue generation) and that companies with women in leadership perform better during times of financial uncertainty, we are well on our way to making a strong financial case for inclusion. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n![\"Jane](\"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jane_Women-in-Financ_Feat.3.jpg\")
<\/a>\nWomen in Finance: Plant Your Garden and Tend It<\/a><\/h3>\nJane Carten<\/div><\/div><\/div>President and Director, Saturna Capital<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nMy path to finance has not been unusual; throughout my childhood, my parents ran an investment management and brokerage firm, so I grew up in the industry. Watching and admiring the dedication my parents put into their business and their careers showed me the value of entrepreneurship, independence, and of planting a garden and tending it. I\u2019m grateful for the lessons in responsibility, hard work, and drive that have been ingrained in me, and early on it became obvious to me that finance could and should be a tool for good. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n![\"Amy](\"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amy_Emerging_Feature.2.jpg\")
<\/a>\nEmerging Challenges in Gender Lens Investing<\/a><\/h3>\nAmy Domini<\/div><\/div><\/div>Founder, Domini Impact Investments<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nFor the past several years Domini Impact Investments has been incubating a small portfolio that, in addition to other standards, applies a gender lens of the simplest nature. In order to qualify for stock purchase, the company must employ one female on the executive management team or have one female on the board of directors. The portfolio is unconstrained, multi-cap, global and opportunistic. Within this Wild West of a universe, this one standard has produced portfolio management challenges, personal challenges and frustration well beyond anything I had anticipated. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t
Julie Gorte<\/div><\/div><\/div>
SVP, Impax Asset Mgmt\/Pax World Funds<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
Investors are more interested in gender equality than they ever have been before, judging by things like proxy voting and shareholder engagement. BlackRock, the world\u2019s largest asset manager, recently has signaled in its proxy voting guidelines that all-male boards are not acceptable, and noted that boards should have at least two women on them. Pax World has been voting like that for years and we know our impact will be multiplied if other investors vote similarly. Another large investor, State Street, reportedly voted against directors of 400 companies whose boards were all-male Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\nPutting our Feminism into our Finances<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a>\nPutting our Feminism into our Finances<\/a><\/h3>\nKristin Hull<\/div><\/div><\/div>Founder and CEO, Nia Impact Capital<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nFrom wealth advisors and fund managers, to start up entrepreneurs, to company leadership at the board and executive levels, intuitively we have long known the need for greater gender diversity within the financial industry. Research shows a variety of benefits for companies, and their investors, that embrace inclusivity. With findings that show diverse teams are more innovative (leading to increased revenue generation) and that companies with women in leadership perform better during times of financial uncertainty, we are well on our way to making a strong financial case for inclusion. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\nWomen in Finance: Plant Your Garden and Tend It<\/a><\/h3>\nJane Carten<\/div><\/div><\/div>President and Director, Saturna Capital<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nMy path to finance has not been unusual; throughout my childhood, my parents ran an investment management and brokerage firm, so I grew up in the industry. Watching and admiring the dedication my parents put into their business and their careers showed me the value of entrepreneurship, independence, and of planting a garden and tending it. I\u2019m grateful for the lessons in responsibility, hard work, and drive that have been ingrained in me, and early on it became obvious to me that finance could and should be a tool for good. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\nEmerging Challenges in Gender Lens Investing<\/a><\/h3>\nAmy Domini<\/div><\/div><\/div>Founder, Domini Impact Investments<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nFor the past several years Domini Impact Investments has been incubating a small portfolio that, in addition to other standards, applies a gender lens of the simplest nature. In order to qualify for stock purchase, the company must employ one female on the executive management team or have one female on the board of directors. The portfolio is unconstrained, multi-cap, global and opportunistic. Within this Wild West of a universe, this one standard has produced portfolio management challenges, personal challenges and frustration well beyond anything I had anticipated. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t
Kristin Hull<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Founder and CEO, Nia Impact Capital<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
From wealth advisors and fund managers, to start up entrepreneurs, to company leadership at the board and executive levels, intuitively we have long known the need for greater gender diversity within the financial industry. Research shows a variety of benefits for companies, and their investors, that embrace inclusivity. With findings that show diverse teams are more innovative (leading to increased revenue generation) and that companies with women in leadership perform better during times of financial uncertainty, we are well on our way to making a strong financial case for inclusion. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\nWomen in Finance: Plant Your Garden and Tend It<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a>\nWomen in Finance: Plant Your Garden and Tend It<\/a><\/h3>\nJane Carten<\/div><\/div><\/div>President and Director, Saturna Capital<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nMy path to finance has not been unusual; throughout my childhood, my parents ran an investment management and brokerage firm, so I grew up in the industry. Watching and admiring the dedication my parents put into their business and their careers showed me the value of entrepreneurship, independence, and of planting a garden and tending it. I\u2019m grateful for the lessons in responsibility, hard work, and drive that have been ingrained in me, and early on it became obvious to me that finance could and should be a tool for good. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\nEmerging Challenges in Gender Lens Investing<\/a><\/h3>\nAmy Domini<\/div><\/div><\/div>Founder, Domini Impact Investments<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nFor the past several years Domini Impact Investments has been incubating a small portfolio that, in addition to other standards, applies a gender lens of the simplest nature. In order to qualify for stock purchase, the company must employ one female on the executive management team or have one female on the board of directors. The portfolio is unconstrained, multi-cap, global and opportunistic. Within this Wild West of a universe, this one standard has produced portfolio management challenges, personal challenges and frustration well beyond anything I had anticipated. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t
Jane Carten<\/div><\/div><\/div>
President and Director, Saturna Capital<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
My path to finance has not been unusual; throughout my childhood, my parents ran an investment management and brokerage firm, so I grew up in the industry. Watching and admiring the dedication my parents put into their business and their careers showed me the value of entrepreneurship, independence, and of planting a garden and tending it. I\u2019m grateful for the lessons in responsibility, hard work, and drive that have been ingrained in me, and early on it became obvious to me that finance could and should be a tool for good. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\nEmerging Challenges in Gender Lens Investing<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a>\nEmerging Challenges in Gender Lens Investing<\/a><\/h3>\nAmy Domini<\/div><\/div><\/div>Founder, Domini Impact Investments<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nFor the past several years Domini Impact Investments has been incubating a small portfolio that, in addition to other standards, applies a gender lens of the simplest nature. In order to qualify for stock purchase, the company must employ one female on the executive management team or have one female on the board of directors. The portfolio is unconstrained, multi-cap, global and opportunistic. Within this Wild West of a universe, this one standard has produced portfolio management challenges, personal challenges and frustration well beyond anything I had anticipated. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t
Amy Domini<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Founder, Domini Impact Investments<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
For the past several years Domini Impact Investments has been incubating a small portfolio that, in addition to other standards, applies a gender lens of the simplest nature. In order to qualify for stock purchase, the company must employ one female on the executive management team or have one female on the board of directors. The portfolio is unconstrained, multi-cap, global and opportunistic. Within this Wild West of a universe, this one standard has produced portfolio management challenges, personal challenges and frustration well beyond anything I had anticipated. Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t