During the 1999 FMA Women's Issues Breakfast, we met in groups and addressed several questions. What is reported here are the questions and a summary of the discussion that was shared with the group as a whole. The responses to this question were varied. The flexible work loads and hours that complement raising children. There were a number of common obstacles and challenges that face women entering this profession.
Finance requires more training in math and statistics than many other fields.
Often, female students are not encouraged to pursue more advance math. The difficulty of managing a family while pursuing a degree. Graduate study can be quite demanding and may make it difficult to manage the intensity of graduate study with children. The lack of female role models on finance faculties. Encouraging female students to consider graduate training and an academic career.