Female Advisers only make up 23%

Female advisers make up 23% of the industry. I have been talking about about this for most of my career and during that time these numbers have not really changed. We know the advice profession is a ...

Tamara.Morey

Advisely Partner

2 years ago

Thanks deborah.kent for raising such an important topic. I agree that increased flexibility in advising roles will attract more women to the profession. Our TNT team is 100% female at present and we have a very low rate of staff turnover. This is largely due to our flexible, work-from-home offering and family first values. Many in our team came from more traditional 9-5 advising roles which is not an easy fit for many women. I think the rise of virtual client meetings is a step in the right direction, but there is still much more change needed.

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