The Power Collective

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Phenomenal! Congratulations Lodestone Communications Martha Dalton investHER-UK 💜💚💜💚💜💚💜💚

It’s pretty tough to believe that there are still some people who believe that the reason women earn less than men is because — lol — women *choose* to work fewer hours, *choose* to take more career breaks, *choose* to do more housework, and *choose* to pursue occupations that pay less. For example, I have a hunch that #1 WNBA draft pick Caitlin Clark didn’t *choose* to make 1% as much as her NBA draft-pick peers. But thanks to an Op-Ed published in the Wall Street Journal back around #EqualPayDay, I’m here to debunk these sexist tropes. Women are underpaid for so many systemic reasons. Choice probably isn’t one of them. More on the Ellevest Magazine below:

'Women are more than half the world's population. In the next two generations, mainly due to life expectancy and inheritance, women are set to be in charge of 70% of the world's wealth. This should be a wake-up call to us all. Attract more women to work in our industry by addressing our cultures, extend the opportunity earn and grow wealth by engaging women on their terms to meet their needs and champion a new norm.' There is so much in this Sheree Howard speech that resonated with the investHER-UK team - it was why we successfully sought the reversal of the #FPO exemptions that would have decimated the female #angel #investors and #founders ecosystem. It's all about the ability to build #wealth and #independence and there's a clear business case for it with an uptick for #UK #economy So where should we start? We need the #data then we can grow the UK’s biggest carrot 🥕 https://lnkd.in/ee_76KAz Kemi Badenoch Bim Afolami MP Ann M. Richardson, MBA Mary Pieterse-Bloem ★ Madush Gupta ★ Julia Hoggett Helena Morrissey Nicola Horlick Deborah Byard Noel Butwell Susan Spiller Christine Cantrell Samantha Andersen Kristy Barr Claire Dwyer Lisa Ferris Peter Harrison Hanneke Smits Alan Harden Siobhan Boylan Katie Ramsey The Power Collective Sriram Krishnan Martha Dalton Erika Brodnock MBE Juliet Gouldman Deepali Nangia Abigail Foster, ACA Bola Sol

While I may like changing the law for investHER-UK - those that work with me on the legal transactional side know I really love understanding the #tech and #AI and how the law can be applied to help achieve commercial objectives and how regulatory requirements can be best addressed. Especially when I’m working on cutting edge solutions with founders who all confirm how critical it is to #AI that there is #diversity in the teams especially when considering #bias Thank you to my panellists Leslie Kanthan, PhD Salman Hussain Andy Lulham and Joy Joseph Abisaab and to Katie Ramsey Head of Fintech at Department for Business and Trade. It was a pleasure to host you all at Harbottle & Lewis #UK #fintechs are leading the way as ever.

One of our founders Emma Wright was motivated by: 1 the bias and barriers she saw in the #investor legislation; 2 how much worse it would become if #AI had been used and 3 how the #tech solutions and #AI will remain limited and biased if we don’t remove the barriers to fund #female and #diverse #founders… From this came a reversal of legislation 💪 and #investHER Today she led a roundtable with Department for Business and Trade highlighting the huge growth opportunity for the #UK Economy and internationally if #fintechs and #AI could be used to increase and broaden #wealth for all using the world leading #governance and #tech our #FS sector is known for A gender lens and the important work she does with #Unesco on #AI and #Ethics was also highlighted in an international context Cindy Gallop Sophie Winwood Katie Ramsey Deepali Nangia Grace Beverley Gabriela Ramos Martha Dalton Caroline English Juliet Gouldman Dr. Alessandra Sala

‘Backing women and other marginalized entrepreneurs would create revolutionary products and services that address underserved markets and overlooked consumers.’ This ⬆️ and ⬇️ Dr Inas Ismail Andrea Sommer Nina Briance Connie Nam Maren Bannon Lauren Ingram Claudia de Castro Caldeirinha Jacqueline Abbott-Deane Sam Ettelaie Harjas Grewal Anoopreet Rehncy Nina Mohanty Alicia Gavañach López Shannon Rivers Mary Macleod Savannah Price Katie Sockett POOJA JAIN Hannah Pring Tiffany Appiah Emma Wright The Power Collective Samantha Niblett Samantha Katz Suki Fuller

For those that missed it… this happened just before the 4 day weekend last week. The signatories of investHER helped change the law. We pulled together and we acted with focus and pragmatism. Last week we saw the benefit of our hard work Take a breath, give yourself a pat on the bat and remember…. We aren’t stopping now. Follow us investHER-UK Emma Wright Martha Dalton Andy Ayim MBE 😃 David Fogel Lee Chambers Deepali Nangia Romina Savova Leah Montebello Grace Beverley The Power Collective Suki Fuller Izzy Obeng Erika Brodnock MBE Anna Jones Deborah Meaden Vanessa Vallely OBE CCMI Sherry Coutu CBE Sheridan Ash MBE Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP Annabel Bosman Cindy Gallop Samantha Niblett Sarah King Hailey Eustace Alexandra Rico-Lloyd Tatum Getty Celia Pronto Emmie Faust Martha Silcott Samantha Addy Diarra Smith Francesca (Check) Warner Rain Newton-Smith Lavinia D. Osbourne Lauren Ingram Hugh Griffiths

Do you see where we need to focus? ‘Research suggests that when a woman is on the investing team, a female entrepreneur is 70% more likely to be funded than if no women are on the team. And VC firms with at least 10% female investing partners have 1.5% better fund returns and 9.7% more profitable exits. VCs must increase the number of women investing partners—which is currently standing at only 11%, according to Harvard Kennedy School—with a sense of urgency.’ Follow us! Robert Baker Mark Freed Karen Gill MBE Monique Woodard Sallie Krawcheck Erin Platts Marianne Macdonald Tobi Oredein Eleanor Ford Louise van Haarst Alex Batlle Bosch Alexandra Brown Eline Van Der Velden Nicky Crawford Amy Lewin Maghan McDowell Shelley Zalis Jemma Wong Mary Pieterse-Bloem James Penny Maike Currie Samantha Secomb FPFS Claire Lewis Harry Stebbings Coral Movasseli ✉ Philippa Martinelli Reece Chowdhry Anne Richards Gabbi Cahane Debbie Wosskow, OBE Deepali Nangia Tatum Getty The Power Collective Sarah King Samantha Niblett Sam McGregor Martha Dalton Anna Jones Cindy Gallop Grace Beverley

And the environment was already extremely challenging for #female #founders It’s why we pushed so hard for the reversal of the #angel #investor rules but that is only one part of the ecosystem. We need to think more carefully about how we invest in underrepresented founders to ensure the potential of the #UK #economy is unlocked to allow us to compete globally. Janine Hirt Sam Smith Anne Marie Alexander Anne Boden Debbie Wosskow, OBE Nikita Thakrar Agata Leliwa Nowicka Billie O'Connor Catalina Valentino 🔥 Cindy Gallop Kezia Williams Lee Chambers Daisy Hill Tom Buchmann Vanessa Chiedza Sanyauke Rana Alnasir-Boulos Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP Martha Dalton Anna Jones Theo Smith Triin Linamagi Marla Shapiro