We work with State schools across the UK – because we are aware that privately educated candidates have often had better access to career advice, are more likely to have friends or relatives in finance and may have developed the skills required to network effectively, dress correctly – put themselves forward as confident, capable contenders for top jobs.

The women we focus on may not have benefited from that exposure - and given that State school pupils outnumber privately educated by 12 to 1 -  this is where we focus our attention. From experience, we know that female and diverse candidates may perform less well, struggle technically or otherwise lack the commercial ‘acumen’ and polish our industry requires.

Working with our partner schools, we identify female candidates who have the intellect, motivation and curiosity to benefit from our programme but would otherwise be highly unlikely to access careers in our industry.