Creating gender equality remains a priority for us and we continue to put solutions in place to help us achieve it. Some of our highlights include:
- We’re an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer. And our menopause meet-ups are hugely popular with employees, these allow women to gain peer-to-peer support whilst hearing from our Menopause Practitioner.
- We no longer ask candidates for their current salary, recognising that this can perpetuate lower salaries for underrepresented groups.
- With 26%* of our workforce caring for elderly relatives or a disabled adult, we’ve expanded our paid dependents leave to include people who are caring for elderly relatives and or a disabled adult. We also have a dedicated employee network, Carers@AXA who provide vital peer-to-peer support. We were externally recognised for our work on supporting carers in the workplace by being awarded the level 1 carers confident accreditation.
- Our Balance Employee Network focuses on gender equality, parents and male allyship, and continues to grow year on year. The network has successfully provided mentoring opportunities for colleagues, promoted Women’s health, and been the catalyst for upgrading 80% of offices with facilities for mums returning to work to be able to express milk. It has also been recognised for two industry awards as the “Gender Equality Network of the Year”.
The Charter
The Women in Finance Charter, from HM Treasury, asks financial services companies to lead by example and commit to the progression and appointment of women into senior roles to help drive gender equality in the industry. We’ve committed to the Charter since 2017 because we want to build a diverse workforce that represents our dynamic customer base and, because we believe it’s the right thing to do.
Our commitment
We’ve set ourselves an ambitious target of having 40% of women in leader roles by the end of 2026. We’re proud to say that as of September 2024, 41% of our leader roles are held by women. We’re not stopping there though and are continuing to move forward, drive industry change and achieve gender parity.
We want AXA UK&I to be a place where people love to work whatever their life stage. That’s why we’ve worked hard to become an accredited Menopause Friendly employer, we’ve created an Employee Network for our colleagues who are carers, and during 2023, we became the first UK insurer to receive Age-Aware Accreditation. We’re committed to continuing our work to create a more gender balanced Financial Services sector.
How women are transforming our business
To put a shining spotlight on the talented leaders making waves and transforming our business, six of our senior leaders share what it’s like to work at AXA UK&I.
“When you work outside your comfort zone, you realise you can do this”
Women in Transformation
20 January 2022
AXA Ireland’s Chief Operating Officer Aisling Hayes shares how she came to be a leader, how she balances a busy work and home life, the importance of creating an environment where everyone can thrive and what innovation means to her and her team.
“It’s exciting to work on key innovation areas and solve challenges”
Women in Transformation
5 January 2022
Claims Transformation Director Melanie Kill talks about her award-winning team and how they support customers, why she wants to tear up any barriers for women entering the insurance industry, and the importance of developing her diverse team.
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