Witad Awards 2022: Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end user)—Sholthana Begum, Bank of England

There is relentless demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem) skills across financial services firms globally—and within central banks it’s no different. According to research from the World Economic Forum, Stem will comprise most of the top 10 job skills required in the workplace by 2025. But it can be tricky to find the right candidates, which has been further complicated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which upended the norms of recruiting talent from universities and