Does diversity matter for banks? Financial firms are often excluded from surveys of women on boards, so the exact picture in our industry is not exactly clear. Are women underrepresented on the boards of financial firms, and if so, is this true in every country? And what are the macro-level factors related to the representation of women on the boards of banks? And if women are underrepresented on bank boards, are quotas the best solution to this problem? This is part one of our coverage of Women in Finance today.