Tara Doyle

The award recognises financial services companies that have demonstrated great efforts to create a more diverse and inclusive working environment and achieve equal gender representation at all levels.

The Women in Finance Awards series aims to redress the gender imbalance by showcasing the achievements of women in the sector and by identifying new role models. This growing awards series acts as a flagship and high-profile platform to support the industry in its mission to move the dial on gender balance.

Matheson chairperson Tara Doyle said: “We are delighted to be recognised as employer of the year at the Women in Finance Ireland 2021 Awards.

“Winning this category brings welcome recognition to our Impactful Business Programme, enhancing our social impact by providing a single vision to deliver and support meaningful, sustainable and measurable change across our community of colleagues, clients and society and our Employee Wellbeing Programme.”

Matheson was also shortlisted across a number of categories, including ‘Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Initiative of the Year’, ‘Outstanding Contribution of the Year’ and ‘Legal Adviser of the Year’.

The firm’s lawyers Catriona Cole, Caroline Austin and Michelle Ridge were all shortlisted in the Legal Adviser of the Year category.