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Women Are Making Steady Gains in Insurance Industry Leadership Positions: Research
Women are making strides in building their ranks among insurance industry leadership positions even as they remain in the minority, according to new industry demographic research from Saint Joseph's ...
Confident, Motivated Women in Insurance Need Male Mentors: Research
Two recently released studies of insurance industry leadership reveal some positive trends on gender diversity measures. But executive teams still have few women, researchers say, concluding that the ...
Corporate Boards Making Progress on Gender Equality: Thomson Reuters
A new study on gender diversity in the boardroom shows a slow but steady increase in the presence of women on corporate boards over the past five fiscal years, with 64 percent reporting women board ...
Firms With Diverse Boards Pay More Dividends But Take Less Risks: University Research
Corporations with more diverse boards of directors are more likely to pay dividends to stockholders and are less prone to take risks than firms whose boards are more homogenous, according to a study ...
Her-icanes Not More Deadly; Insurance Analysts Refute University Research
A recent study of hurricane names reveals some interesting information about gender stereotyping but doesn't support the conclusion that storms named after women are more deadly than those named ...
Women in Business Must Take on Adventure
Women in the world of finance must not be scared to look further afield if opportunities at their current employer dry up. It's a key lesson that Sophie Javary learned when she became pregnant early ...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Knitting and Gender Bias in the Insurance Industry
The evidence, accidentally uncovered, unhinged my jaw in surprised incredulity. I am open to the unexpected just as long as it circles my expectations with a close, concentric hug. Tom and I have ...
Tech Start-Ups Show Little Imagination On Board Gender Diversity
At Pinterest, the online bulletin board service that is valued near $3.8 billion, some 70 percent of the users are female. But the company's board of directors is 100 percent male. Male-heavy boards ...