A WOMAN'S WORK

THIS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, STELLA INSURANCE FOUNDER AND CEO SAM WHITE REFLECTS ON HER JOURNEY, AND THE HARD WORK STILL TO BE DONE.

When it comes to gender equality, Stella founder and CEO Sam White pursues progress all year round. While International Women's Day raises awareness and highlights the inequalities that exist for women, there needs to be committed work and impact on the other 364 days of the year, too.

"My first job out of university was working in insurance, a sector that traditionally has been incredibly male-dominated," she reveals. "As a young female, it wasn't a rare occurrence in the workplace for me to be reduced to my gender and my abilities underestimated, despite being one of the top performers."

Realising the insurance sector was not only dominated by men but also built for male customers, Sam was determined to carve out a revolutionary new space and provide something different.