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The Society has issued a press release highlighting that a sharp decline in female performance at the highest level in Leaving Certificate Higher Level Mathematics since 2012 is likely to create a gender imbalance in STEM careers and in female access to high-points third level courses generally.  This is according to a report prepared by the Society's Gender Pipeline Working Group.

SAI response to Dept. of Finance consultation on Funds Sector 2030

You may have seen comments in the Irish Times this morning about a report by the Society on the “Right to be Forgotten”.  The report is here and the associated press release is available here.

The SAI's Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee organised a pilot Transition Year Work Experience program (the “SAI TY program”) with the aim of introducing the actuarial profession to students from diverse backgrounds. The aim of the program was to reach students who would not normally have access to this type of experience. 

The SAI TY program is an interactive 4-day program for transition year students run by Susan HayesCulleton of The Positive Economist and Savvy Teen Academy, in collaboration with volunteers from the D&I Committee and sponsoring employers.

SAI Response to the Department of Finance on the Consultation on Development of a National Resolution Framework for (Re) Insurers (Sept 2021)

SAI Response to EIOPA consults on framework to address value for money risk in the European unit-linked market | Eiopa (europa.eu)

The Society has made a submitted views to the Pensions Council  on the gender gap in supplementary pensions. The Society submission is here.