• The center has partnered with women’s advocacy organization Rock the Street, Wall Street; the National Coalition of Girls Schools; the Forte Foundation; and Invest in Girls to inspire and educate girls about the career opportunities in financial planning.
• Eleanor Blayney was recently appointed special advisor on gender diversity by the center.
The partnerships CFP Board and the Center for Financial Planning are creating “will help us make the biggest impact on the profession,” Mohrman-Gillis says.
“Our programs and initiatives are guided by research. There are barriers to entering the profession and barriers to success, but I am confidant we are planting the seeds that will bear fruit,” she says.