Advisers urged to tackle leadership diversity as 'women not progressing'

Speaking at The Lang Cat's HomeGame conference today (30 September), Equate Scotland director Dilraj Sokhi Watson said too much focus has been placed on recruitment drives, when the real issue lies in progression. "The financial advice career isn't diverse at all because if you look at everyone who is making decisions, it is men," she said. "Women are not progressing in their careers, they're not being promoted, which is why they're leaving the sector. It doesn't start from recruitment, it starts from leadership." Sokhi Watson added that while there are apprenticeship and experiential...