How female financial advisers overcome gender barriers

Recent records from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show that only a sixth (16%) of regulated financial advisers in the UK are women. That figure has hardly moved during the past 20 years. Our sister publication, Professional Adviser, spoke with advisers and industry experts to get their thoughts on sexist stereotypes and barriers to career progression in a thus-far male-dominated industry. Kingswood learning and development manager Ellie Pilkington, who was shortlisted for the Rising Star category at  Professional Adviser's Women in Financial Advice Awards (WIFA) last year, say...