International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women and supports a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, and asks to collectively work toward greater women’s equality moving forward.[1] This year’s campaign theme — #BreaktheBias — spotlights the individual and collective biases against women that fuel gender inequality. We also […]
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. While dates and celebrations vary around the world, Mother’s Day traditionally involves presenting moms with flowers, cards, and other gifts. Celebrations of mothers and […]
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to accelerate action in essential areas for humanity and the planet, might just be a step closer to achieving Goal 5: Gender Equality.
Last week, we published the Women of CCM – a six-page report highlighting the members of our team who are women. Coincidentally, this report was printed just at the start of a series of holidays honoring women, including National Girls and Women in Sports Day, International Women’s Day, and Harriet […]
CCM recently attended the High Water Women’s Investing for Impact Symposium in New York City. High Water Women is a nonprofit organization, founded by a group of women from the investment industry, that supports volunteerism and philanthropic giving. The organization now includes 3,500 members from across the financial services world.
Did you know that women make 83 percent of the household consumer decisions and control about $14 trillion in assets? Through inheritance, a minimum of $22 trillion in assets will shift to women in the coming years. A recent article in WealthManagement.com highlighted the increasingly powerful role women are playing […]
On International Women’s Day, CCM is excited to share it has added yet another positive gender lens component to its fixed income impact investing strategy through customized mortgage pools that are providing capital exclusively to low- and moderate-income women AND minority borrowers. The fourteen loans span 11 states allowing minority […]
