Whether you agree or disagree with the concept of unconscious bias, the impact that it has in the decisions that leaders make and the working lives of women in insurance is real.
Why do women only make up 12% of top management roles in the sector? Why do only 1% of insurance firms have female CEOs? This is despite women outnumbering men in the industry.
Many women feel they must work twice as hard to be taken seriously and prove they can do the job; or there is a lack of promotion opportunities. Some have found that their male counterparts doing the same job are getting paid more than them.
Carlie Griggs, divisional manager, specialty at JLT Australia will discuss how to overcome unconscious bias in the insurance profession at one of many sessions at the Women in Insurance Summit Australia. She will show you how you can constructively address unconscious bias if you encounter it and how organisations can overcome unconscious bias in succession planning, recruitment and promotion.
The summit will also include leaders in the industry tackling the issues of gender quotas, workplace flexibility and pay equity. See what else is on at the Summit.
Early Bird registrations are now open and you can save by booking online.
The Women in Insurance Summit Australia will be held at the InterContinental Sydney on 7 August.
