Gender Discrimination: Are Scottish lawyers different? (Karina McTeague)

Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law: Spaces for Voices Lecture Series

In her presentation, Karina will be considering:

The issue:

• 30 years since 50:50 gender split in undergraduates
• Slow progress in achieving equal representation in senior roles in private practice and the judiciary

The harm:

• Mono-view exclusive justice
• Talent drain
• Reputation - the profession and Scotland

Possible hypotheses

• Structural
• Cultural

Analogies with financial services and other sectors

• Common themes
• Common solutions

 

Biography
Having graduated from the University of Edinburgh Karina McTeague has had a distinguished career in law and in the financial sector, both within Scotland and internationally. Having undertaken a number of notable industry roles across the UK (with the Bank of Scotland, Halifax, HBOS plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Lloyds Banking Group) Karina became the Chief Risk Officer, North America, with Lloyds Banking Group in January 2011. Following a secondment as Strategy Director at the British Bankers Association, Karina joined the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the Director of Retail Banking Supervision in 2013. In 2018 she became the FCA’s Director of General Insurance and Conduct Specialists. As recently announced, Karina will shortly take up a new role with Visa Europe to be their CRO. Karina is committed to gender equality within the law and is one of the founding members of the Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law.

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