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Blackouts and a fear of getting fired: Confessions of a top woman in finance with a drinking problem

Financial services needs to step up to stop bullying around drinking, this insider says

'One thing that really bugs me is that employers still insist on alcohol being a major part of any work event'

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'Organisations are aware of the lack of diversity. But there is a lack of consistency in how to address it.'

Why State Street’s Hannah Smith didn’t aspire to be on the board: ‘I don’t see any role models’

The State Street managing director talks about the importance of mentors and why progress across the fund sector on ethnic diversity has been so slow

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The Malik Dwivedi family (l-r): Juhi, Naman, Kali and Pranshu

I quit Goldman Sachs to be a stay-at-home dad: ‘Kids are more important than a six-figure salary’

Pranshu Dwivedi earned more than his wife, yet the couple decided that his stepping back to take care of the kids is right for the family

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