Mao Qian, IIGF’s Director of the International Cooperation Department, gives a keynote speech at New Fortune’s International Women’s Day conference in Beijing [March 2023]
During this year’s International Women’s Day, Mao Qian, IIGF’s Director of the International Cooperation Department, attended the “Applying ESG, focusing on the capital market of ‘She power'” (共践ESG，聚焦资本市场’她力量’) hosted by New Fortune (新财富). The conference, held simultaneously in Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Zhuhai, saw 300+ financial female experts from listed companies, public funds, securities companies, and other institutions gathered together to focus on important issues related to “Female power”.
The discussions were vividly centered around important topics such as:
- sustainable development;
- female diversity on the board of directors;
- balancing private and work life and female happiness.
During her keynote speech in Beijing, Mao Qian shared the influence of “Female Power” in corporate governance, business operations, and investment development. She believes that when promoting corporate social responsibility, ESG, and sustainable development, women’s motivation is a driving force that cannot be ignored. Focusing on women’s development and gender equality is also an important part of the ESG agenda. Hence, when discussing ESG women’s leadership, it is necessary to deepen the understanding of women, including but not limited to how to balance women’s roles between private and work life. The occurrence of invisible female discrimination has deepened stakeholders’ understanding of gender equality.
During the conference, New Fortune released the “Report on the Survival of Women in the Financial Circle”. According to the data of this year’s report, by the end of 2022, the proportion of female practitioners in China’s financial field will be as high as 58.2%, ranking third among all industries. At the same time, more and more women are moving towards core positions.