How to improve gender diversity in financial advice

March 13, 2018 by Jeff Benjamin

Solving the riddle of why women make up such a small percentage of the financial planning profession begins with early and repetitive efforts to remind both women and men about the benefits of a more diverse workplace.

While women comprise 51% of the overall U.S. population, they make up less than 16% of financial advisers, and even fewer women hold executive positions, according to the InvestmentNews research report “Advancing an Industry: Action steps to accelerate the advancement of women in the financial advice industry.”

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Originally Posted at InvestmentNews on March 12, 2018 by Jeff Benjamin.