Hiring women still an ‘uphill battle’ at Raymond James
September 18, 2019 by Jessica Mathews
ORLANDO — Hiring more women still feels like “an uphill battle” at Raymond James, according to Renée Baker, the firm’s new face of its advisor inclusion networks.
Baker was 10 days into the new role when she got up on stage Wednesday to introduce the firm’s 25th annual Women’s Symposium and affirm that the company is committed to welcoming and supporting women, racially diverse and LGBTQ advisors.
Michelle Lynch, Baker’s predecessor, who led the Network for Women Advisors since May 2015, started off the presentation, pointing out an issue that is no secret to the 420 financial planners at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando — there’s a shortage of women at Raymond James.
Just under 16% of the firm’s advisors are women, Lynch said. The number is nearly identical across both the employee and independent channels at the firm, she said later in an interview.
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