Success through inclusion: equality and diversity at Barclays

For UK bank Barclays, equality and diversity best practice is not only the right thing to do, it delivers innovation, insight and access to new resources. The bank’s four‐year objectives are to double the number of women in the most senior positions, from 11 percent to 22 percent, and to increase the number of people from ethnic minorities in the most senior positions, from 0.6 percent to 3 percent. Since the introduction of the program last summer, steady progress has been made. Women now represent 13 percent of senior executives and ethnic minorities stand at 1.5 percent.