Treasury chooses only man on shortlist of five for Bank of England job

Anger as academic Jonathan Haskel is appointed to the monetary policy committeeThe Bank of England interest rate setting committee, which has only one woman among its nine members, will continue to be male-dominated after the Treasury opted to appoint the only man from a shortlist of five candidates.In a move that immediately sparked protests from women’s groups, the chancellor, Philip Hammond, said Jonathan Haskel, an Imperial College economist, would join the Bank’s governor, Mark Carney, on the monetary policy committee (MPC) for a three-year term starting in September, when he will succeed the outgoing Ian McCafferty. Continue reading…
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