Time to talk about alienated men in insurance
Editor’s View: Ahead of International Men’s Day (19 November), Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes says it is time to recognise just because pay gap data shows they earn more than their female colleagues doesn’t mean men feel like kings of insurance in 2024.
Earlier this year, my 12-year-old son questioned why I only ever write about International Women’s Day. Where was my opinion piece about International Men’s Day and what it means for insurers?
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