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We have a movement going #beboldforchange. It is our time, there are very few of us women on Wall Street and we are trying to change that. What are the events that are causing all of this?

I have long contended, if our industry is to realize any significant change in the representation of women, that change must be driven from the top down. Our industry can take a lesson from two organizations that have made concerted efforts around diversity and are working to create a leadership pipeline for women and minorities.

Women represent more than half of the U.S. population and share the responsibility for financial decisions at the household level. It is paramount to understand that they will be the final decision makers on the movement of money in the majority of American families.

The American College of Financial Services is proud to support two major upcoming events aimed at empowering female financial professionals: the Women in Insurance and Financial Services Conference scheduled for Oct. 19-21 in Chicago, and the InvestmentNews Women Adviser Summit on Nov. 10 in San Francisco.