Closing the Leadership Gap: How Women at Talisman Are Changing Recruitment

As we celebrate Women's History Month, it’s time to shine a well-deserved spotlight on the women who are steering the ship at Talisman. 

These women are not only driving our company forward but also challenging the industry norms in recruitment, where female leadership remains underrepresented. Because let’s be honest, the recruitment industry still has a long way to go when it comes to gender equality in leadership.

Reality Check: The Gender Gap in Recruitment

While women make up 65% of the global staffing industry workforce (go us!), only 35% of C-suite roles worldwide are filled by women. And nearly a third of UK recruitment firms have less than 5% female board members. 

Despite low board representation, over 70% of recruitment companies have more than 50% female representation at support staff levels, and 40% have more than 50% at recruitment/resource level.

Our industry clearly still has some catching up to do.

At Talisman, we're not just talking the talk - we're walking the walk with incredible women leading the charge!

Meet Talisman’s Management Team 

Here at Talisman, we defy the current industry norm. All of our major divisions are led by women who prove that leadership isn't just a title, it's action. 

Stef Cowell, Head of Operations: Stef keeps Talisman running. Payroll, logistics, problem-solving—you name it, she handles it. Her leadership ensures that the company operates smoothly and efficiently every single day. There's NO challenge too big for our Head of Operations. 

Wendy Dillon, Head of Product: Wendy leads our product strategy, ensuring Talisman stays ahead of industry trends. She understands what recruiters need and delivers solutions that work. And if that isn’t impressive enough, she’s also an ultra-marathon runner—pushing limits in and out of the office.

Gagan Sidhu, Sales and Marketing Lead: Gagan isn’t just closing deals—she’s building lasting partnerships. Her attention to detail and ability to reassure any recruitment company that Talisman isn’t just their next move, but their forever home, is incredible. Also, her discovery notes are a work of art. 

Robyn Neal, Head of Customer Success: Customer success is about solving problems before they become issues, and Robyn excels at that. As Head of Customer Success, she makes sure clients get real value from Talisman. Whether managing expectations or planning team initiatives, we can always count on Robyn. 

This is just our management team! Scan through any department at Talisman and you'll find incredible women doing incredible things. From product to support to marketing and sales, we've got brilliant women everywhere you look.

The Future of Female Leadership

The numbers don’t lie—recruitment needs more women at the top. Talisman is proving that when women lead, businesses thrive. But this shouldn’t be the exception; it should be the norm.

So this Women's Month, let's raise our coffees (or something stronger after hours!) to the women of Talisman who make the work easier to do. 

And to you, women in the recruitment industry, we are so proud of the work you do daily. 

Happy Women’s Month!  

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