Susie Foottit: 'Expensive childcare should not be a barrier to success'
WIFA 2020 finalist

Expensive childcare that can make women feel they have to choose between a family and their career is a factor in why they are not found in senior positions in financial advice firms, Women in Financial Advice Awards (WIFA) finalist Susie Foottit says.
The veteran financial adviser, who has been working in the sector since 1978, has watched the profession become more female-friendly over the years. She began her career at a brokerage before setting...
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