Taking an honest look at a problematic question.
Published in · 8 min read · Apr 5, 2024
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It took me 35 minutes to find a photo for this article. The problem was the search term. I started off all wrong, by asking Unsplash to supply me with a “woman in finance”. The first 3 pictures were as bland and standard as you come. A handful of women in an office space. Could have been secretaries or hedgefund managers, who knows? I scrolled through 20+ pages until the screen dissolved into pictures of golden Chinese coins.
What is going on? I thought to myself. The answer was as obvious as the nose on my face.
You see, Unsplash was just reflecting the problematic reality we see in the world every day. A lack of women in finance. A lack of women being encouraged to enter financial fields or to build meaningful wealth for themselves in any real and lasting way.
My inability to find a picture for a blog article was proving to me what so many already knew. The world gatekeeps finance careers and financial success from women…but why? Why aren’t there more women in the world of finance, and (more importantly) is there anything we can do to change this twisted power dynamic.
