Obstacles Between Diverse Advisors and Success

Wealth managers said these are the biggest hurdles. There are a lot of them.

Obstacles	Women Advisors	Advisors of Color
Limited visibility of leadership	78% 78%	82% 82%
Insufficient mentoring from successful advisors	77% 77%	79% 79%
Implicit bias (e.g., microaggressions, not being taken seriously)	76% 76%	73% 73%
Feeling disconnected from colleagues	69% 69%	71% 71%
Lack of advancement or development opportunities	69% 69%	69% 69%
Unsupportive management	67% 67%	63% 63%
Insufficient study groups or other networking opportunities	63% 63%	65% 65%
Limited access to prospecting networks	61% 61%	72% 72%