Our Alliance
Collaborative WIM (Women in Investment Management) leads the gender diversity work of the CFA network globally.
CFA Societies and industry groups around the world have joined efforts to drive the execution of inclusion and diversity in the global finance community.
The collaboration comprises more than 90 organizations across US, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East and Latin America, represented by hundreds of volunteer society leaders globally— working together to further the advancement and development of female leaders of all backgrounds through programming, networking, and other career support.
CWIM is a women-founded and volunteer-led 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization.
Women, as the minority in the finance industry globally, are the universal diversifier.
Our Purpose
We believe that inclusion and diversity will allow our industry to achieve better investment outcomes-- but more importantly, we believe that it will better serve our diverse society.
The inclusion conversation has never been more urgent, and the reality remains that there are few female and diverse professionals in senior leadership roles. As a result, these professionals often lack the natural mentorship and sponsorship that tends to take place at the middle and senior levels, necessitating that they work harder to establish their own support network.
Our global collaboration intends to fulfill that need.
This is a grassroots campaign:
✔ To empower female professionals across all facets of the finance industry
✔ To support the advancement and development of female leaders, as well as to celebrate their accomplishments
✔ To establish a broad-based community and share resources to promote our shared vision
✔ To create demand for diversity
CWIM provides high-caliber programming, cross-regional networking and professional development opportunities for our global community.
Our Collaboration
Creates a unique Collaborative WIM Original program series that provides exceptional professional development guidance and showcases talented female leaders
Co-markets high quality I&D programming created by our participating societies to bring added visibility to the featured speakers and the societies who host them
Showcases and amplifies across our global platform the I&D efforts of our participating societies, to aid their success and build momentum for those initiatives at the local, regional and global level
Offers valuable networking opportunities for our global base of finance professionals of all backgrounds
Provides young professionals of all backgrounds access to critical mentorship and career guidance through internship opportunities and mentor programs
Supports the development, hiring and advancement of the diverse talent pipeline
By utilizing virtual programming and our global network, our community facilitates a geography-agnostic exchange of ideas, resources and best practices to amplify and enhance the diversity dialogue, wherever it is taking place. We aid each of our members in their personal career journey, through professional development and networking opportunities.
In time, we hope that our efforts will both inspire and expand the female and diverse talent pipeline into the investment industry, as well as support their success.
