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Women in Alternatives 2024

The march toward gender equality continues in 2024

Powerful forces are propelling women’s momentum in the professional workplace. Women now account for 21.8% of all employees in alternative assets, as of January. This represents a 24.4% uptick from 2020.

Despite the under-representation of women, trailblazers are leading thoughtful conversations, conducting valuable analysis, and developing solutions to improve diversity and combat gender gaps throughout the alternatives industry.

21.8%

Just over a fifth of people working in alternatives assets are women

25.3%

A quarter of employees working for institutional investors are women

14.7%

Share of senior job titles held by women in alternative assets

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Discover which asset classes and regions are showing the most improvement in terms of representation, learn more about how gender disparity appears in the workplace, and find out how organizations are using data and policy changes to improve their diversity.

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Broadening horizons: Middle Eastern push for women in alternatives

Laura Merlini, CAIA

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Investors as agents of change in the alternatives space

Aniqah Rao, AIMA

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion: more than the metrics

Rebecca Rowell, Locust Point Capital

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Preqin Expert Voices

As we come together to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, we are delighted to launch the first video of our Expert Voices series.

In this video, our Expert Voices network share trends and actionable insights on diversity, equity, and inclusion across the alternatives industry.

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Career blog: Female STEM Role Models at Preqin

As we celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we’ve asked the female STEM leaders and trailblazers at Preqin to share their stories to inspire other women considering taking a similar path. Learn from Sindhu B. Naidu and Hemisha Desai what skills are needed for a successful career in engineering, while Ambica Mahapatro shares some exciting projects she's worked on, and Yuanyuan Shang looks back on why she pursued a career in this field.

To learn more about our company culture and open roles, explore our careers page.

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Gender equity is a business imperative. Yet, for another year, the figures in Preqin’s Women in Alternatives report clearly show that not enough is being done to address the gender imbalance across our industry.

Join our Women in Alternatives 2023 webinar to find out more about how female representation has shifted, if at all, and the actions needed to create a meaningful change.

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Diversity, equity and inclusion policy

Read about Preqin's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our DEI policy.

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