So how was your weekend? -#ReadyToWork
A simple enough question, but to a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, it’s a source of anxiety. At this point they will be running through a list of race, gender and religious stereotypes before they respond, trying to assess how “comfortable” the individual will be with their personal life.
My reflections on ADHD during Mental Health Awareness Week - a guest blog from Jacqui Lloyd
I’ve always known I’m ‘different’ to everyone else, and over the years I’ve struggled with not feeling “normal” and I’ve found it difficult to feel like I fit in. Since being diagnosed with ADHD I’ve learnt that It’s okay to be different, as long as companies help support their people where they need it.
Without raising that my mental health was suffering I would have never been diagnosed and treated. It’s important to say when you don’t feel like you are feeling 100%.
Reflections on D&I within the Insurance Industry - a guest blog from Maren Burrowes
One of GIN’s founding co-chairs catches up with us about the changes she’s seen after six years in the insurance industry, what she’s been proudest of and where we can hope the insurance market heads next when it comes to inclusion and diversity.
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021
The Gender Inclusion Network is proud to recognise and celebrate this annual event, and support this year’s theme “choose to challenge”. From challenge, comes change, which is why we encourage all our members, colleagues and friends to stand with us and challenge all forms of inequality. We encourage you to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality in all its forms, and seek out and celebrate women's achievements.
Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.
Women’s History Month 2021
We celebrate some of the incredible women from the past and present who have been bold, brave and helped create a more equal, fairer world for all.
The Gender Inclusion Network is changing
Since The Gender Inclusion Network launched in 2015, a lot has changed. And so it got us thinking - it's time we changed too. That's why we're so proud to launch a new, bolder, more inclusive Gender Inclusion Network. We hope you like it.
Reflecting on our Women in Insurance awards win and a successful 2020
We reflect on our win at the 2020 Women in Insurance awards, the incredible value of a dedicated committee of volunteers, and how 2020 has been full of highs and lows.
Celebrating International Men's Day 2020
International Men’s Day presents an opportunity for all of us to celebrate the positive value men bring to our families, communities and the workplace.
World Mental Health Day 2020
We’re excited to celebrate World Mental Health Day 2020 with a guest blog from Rianna Comer from Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest (CHWF).
Allyship is a verb that crosses boundaries
Dive In is a global movement in the insurance sector to support the development of inclusive workplace cultures. Its mission is to enable people to achieve their potential by raising awareness of the business case and promoting positive action for diversity in all its forms. In 2020 GIN were proud to sponsor Dive In 2020’s panel discussion on “Allyship is a verb that crosses boundaries”.
The role of an Inclusion @ Lloyds Partner Network
Our GIN ambassador Erik Johnson shares the reasons he’s so passionate about achieving inclusion across the insurance industry and his involvement in the Inclusion@Lloyd’s Partner Networks.
Being a woman in business
With an insurance career spanning 25 years, our GIN exec sponsor has so much experience and insight to share about being a woman in business. We catch up with her to hear her story and top advice to women in the insurance industry today.
How to be more visible at work - for the right reasons
Do you sometimes feel ‘invisible’ – as if nobody really notices you or hears you? Maybe you don’t feel your voice is heard enough. You feel ignored, interrupted or forgotten about.
We catch up with Lynn Scott, career coach and friend of GIN, on how you can make small changes to have the impact you want.
Black Lives Matter - a resource guide
Over the last few weeks we, as the GIN committee, have taken some time to reflect and come up with this resource guide which we hope will help to break down some of the terminology, and empower everyone to be brave, ask questions and give thought to a conversation that very much still needs to happen.
Celebrating Ramadan during the Coronavirus pandemic
With COVID-19 preventing many families from getting together for this years Ramadan celebrations, our committee member Anisa Farheen shares insights into her own celebrations, including getting together virtually.
Why your breath is your superpower
We hear from breathing expert and leadership coach Philippa Wilkin on how to use our breath as our superpower, including insights into the relaxing and energising breathing techniques.
Gender equality: a pause to reflect on progress
We hear a lot of negative stories when it comes to our progress towards achieving gender equality, but we have made some steps in the right direction. We explore the positives in our journey towards gender equality.