Blog: Enough of the talk, we need action on gender diversity

Charlotte Halkett, managing director of insurance product, Buzzvault

After the CII revealed a big gender pay gap, Charlotte Halkett, of buzzvault, explained why she is sick of lack of female representation in the insurance sector.

Few walk the walk when it comes to gender diversity in the insurance sector. Countless InsurTech talks and panel discussions have raised awareness of the issue but no actionable change is ever spoken about.

Despite some great role models, the broking community and the insurance sector as a whole is woefully short of women in management and executive positions.  Just 5% of executive director roles were held by women last year compared with 21% across the FTSE 100.

In the 15 years I have been

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