Barriers persist for women in banking: María Ariza calls for accelerated equity from top management

88 Convención Bancaria El EconomistaNuevo Nayarit, Nayarit.- The inclusion of women in the Mexican financial sector remains a pending debt. Despite some progress in recent years, the gender gap persists both in women’s access to financial services and in their participation in leadership positions. María Ariza, Director General of the Institutional Securities Exchange (BIVA), said in an interview with El Economista. “There is still little repre…

Women hold only 29.7% of positions on the Management Committees and 25.3% on the Boards of Directors of Ibero-American companies, according to a report by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (Segib). This gender gap reflects persistent inequality, and reducing it could increase regional GDP by 8% and company profitability by 21%. The report, entitled "Women's Participation on the Boards of Directors of Listed Ibero-American Companies," includ…