IFA Comments: Mixed opinions on gender distinctions

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We had a handful of differing opinions yesterday, following IFAonline's editorial on last week's WIG awards and the concept in general of gender equality in financial services.

Whether you agree or disagree with making a distinction between the work conducted by male and female IFAs, we’d still like to hear your opinion so please send any thoughts to the editor, or post your comments on either the IFAonline discussion board or inside the Coffee Lounge chat room. Jane Lennie, from H C James in Hathern, Leicestershire, says: “As usual the concept of 'equality' has been mistaken as 'sameness'. Everyone is different - I know professionally aggressive women and professionally compassionate men - they all have their place and clients to suit. “However, the role of wo...

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