Why more men should join insurance’s inclusivity circus
Ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), Cecile Fresneau, managing director of QBE’s insurance division, explains why we should stop talking about women spinning plates and get more men to take parental leave and become part of the childcare juggling act.
I’ve heard it asked whether women are underestimated, undervalued, underutilised (or even uninterested) in senior positions and opportunities in underwriting.
Honestly, I don’t think it’s any of the
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