Undiscovered Voices With Sarah Muniz
Episode description
Sarah Muniz's book Undiscovered Voices is a vital contribution to a major problem faced by the insurance and financial services industries - valuing the unique voices and talents of women. While women have long filled many roles in the industry, too often they have not been in positions of influence. Learn about Her Journey & Contributions She is making!
Episode Highlights:
- How surrounding yourself with like-minded people can change every outcome. (1:34)
- What is the right message to get out? (3:19)
- The problem is part of the battle, but it’s also the solution. (5:48)
- Why it’s important for us to have more on these times now than ever to demonstrate that we are here to make a difference. (10:21)
- How the research behind the book came to be. (13:01)
- Why are women seen as being weaker than men? (15:28)
- How her daughter helped her write a chapter in her book. (19:59)
- The influence that we have on our children is more than any character. (22:16)
- The support she’s received from other women. (25:00)
Key Takeaway:
"Women take up the majority of the business industry yet only a few climb up the ladder of success due to gender bias, race, and the downplay of capabilities. It’s high time the norms and the system of refusing women higher opportunities and denying their strengths be taken down once and for all. Emphasizing that women are as valuable as the opposite gender while giving them their due merit is the best way the industry should thrive on."
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