Celebrating International Women's Day. Every day.

The International Women's Day reminds us of the progress made, but also of the ongoing challenges that women still face – including at Helvetia. At the same time, the day honors the achievements of women in all areas of life. For us as the Helvetia Group, International Women's Day is an important date to pause briefly and reflect on where we stand in terms of gender distribution and where we want to go in the future. Currently, 53% of our employees are female. 32% of management positions in general and 22% of top management positions are held by women. "All market units know that it is essential to continuously increase the number of women in management and especially in top management positions – particularly through inclusive talent and succession management, an inclusive culture, and innovative leadership models." Simone Siegenthaler, Group Lead Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The country markets, which cooperate with relevant institutions in their countries to improve gender equality, also offer specific courses or coaching for all women and specifically for women in leadership positions. With these measures, as well as with the broad support of diversity officers and committees within our company, we strive day in and day out for even more gender equality within Helvetia.