Studies
Fondsfrauen survey shows: With increasing professional experience, skepticism toward lived corporate culture rises
Asset management is losing diversity, the share of female entry-level hires is declining even though applications are increasing.
A joint study by KPMG in Germany, Fondsfrauen and the University of Mannheim, whose findings were presented on 4 November at KPMG in Frankfurt, shows that progress on gender diversity in the asset management industry has stalled. Women remain underrepresented both at entry level and in leadershi...
Study: One in Four in the German Financial Sector Fears Losing Their Job
Das scheint merkwürdig: Auf der einen Seite lamentieren Unternehmen über den anhaltenden Fachkräftemangel, auf der anderen Seite fürchten gut ein Viertel der Beschäftigten in der deutschen Finanz- und Immobilienbranche um ihren Arbeitsplatz. Das zeigen Daten aus einer Studie des Personaldienstle...
DIA Study: Younger People Report Age Discrimination More Frequently Than Older People
In the Senior Professionals working group, Fondsfrauen address issues such as age discrimination. The participating women report that, in some cases, they are confronted with being “too old” for certain positions as early as age 50. All the more surprising, then, are the results of the latest su...
Fondsfrauen publish Impact Report 2025
Our new 2025 Impact Report is complete and was presented at the Fondsfrauen Summit 2025 in Frankfurt – our biggest event to date! Was ist neu am diesjährigen Impact Report? Unsere Community ist von ca. 4.000 auf 5.000 angewachsen. Das größte Wachstum konnten wir im vergangenen Jahr in der Schwei...
Study: Age Discrimination Is Omnipresent
Who hasn’t experienced this: You apply for a job and are told you’re too old, too young, overqualified – and therefore too expensive? In March, the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (ADS) published a representative survey on age discrimination conducted by the opinion research institute GMS. [x...