The number of financial advisors is expected to grow by 32 percent over the next 20 years. The CFP Board would like to capture a fair number of those positions for women, says Dan Drummond, CFP Board spokesman.
It is a profession particularly suited to women in part because financial planning provides a flexible schedule for family and personal time and because most women prefer a woman advisor, Kistner says.
The more women who are recruited for the profession now, the more who will be available to be leaders and mentors for the next generation, she adds.