Once a heavily male-oriented field, the benefits business has not only embraced female brokers, but women have become an integral aspect of the industry and are changing it for the better, according to a panel of some of EBAs inaugural group of Most Influential Women in Benefit Advising who were honored Tuesday at EBAs Workplace Benefits Summit.
Rather than the benefits industry merely adjusting to accommodate female brokers, Christy Schwan, president of Stellarus Benefits in Brookfield, Wis., said she believes women are taking control and claiming their own role in the industry, including not being afraid to speak up, whether they agree or disagree, and understanding and appreciating their own confidence.
