Against the backdrop of International Women's Day on 8 March and as part of our Women in Wealth initiative, our latest Mishcon Academy Digital Sessions podcast "Empowering Equity: Female owners and donors" celebrates the successes of increasing the numbers of women in ownership positions, explores the on-going barriers to female capital wealth creation in business, and highlights the propensity of women to nevertheless be benevolent to wider society with pay-it-forward financial support. Host Liz Hunter and guests Andra Ilie and Gabbi Stopp share statistical insights and developing trends both in the UK and globally regarding approaches to family business ownership and leadership, through a gender lens. They also examine the diversity representation when it comes to participation in employee share plans operated by UK employers, share ideas on what more could be done to improve this, and then delve into the impact that female donors are making in the world of philanthropy and charitable giving.