Hemma Visavadia: A call to arms for female advisers

Last month, I wrote a feature on the reality of being a female adviser working in protection. It looked at sexism, derogatory comments, trolls on social media and hurdles that female advisers have had to overcome. The piece featured testimonials from several female advisers, who candidly shared their experience in protection so far. To be clear, not everyone I spoke to had a negative experience; many praised how protection had supported them along their career and highlighted mentors that helped push them forward. But what can't be ignored is the responses from advisers who had a very...