The representation of women in leadership within the banking sector is a topic of paramount importance.

Despite noteworthy progress in certain African nations such as Nigeria and Rwanda, recent findings from a PwC survey underscore a persistent scarcity of women occupying top managerial positions across the continent’s banking industry.

This issue extends globally, as the banking sector continues to grapple with a dearth of female representation at the board level, with consequential impacts.

This week’s edition of 50-50 explores some of the factors leading to the low representation of women in managerial roles in banking.