Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Where Are the Women in Finance?

The numbers are improving, but have a long way to go.

February 24, 2016 at 4:52 PM UTC

Barry Ritholtz is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is chairman and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and was previously chief market strategist at Maxim Group. He is the author of “Bailout Nation.”

Notice something missing?
Photographer: Hubert Fanthomme/Paris Match/Getty Images

Provide news feedback or report an error

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

This article is for subscribers only.

Today I am going to pose a simple question that has been asked any number of times: Why are there so few women in senior positions in finance?

This question has come my way a lot. People have asked why we don’t have more women as guests on Masters in Business (we have had Sheila Bair, Liz Ann Sonders, Michelle Meyers, Dambisa Moyo and this weekend is Saru Jayaramen). But the data shows that there are far more males than female guests, and even though we have more women scheduled in the coming months, it's still nowhere close to 50-50.