How can females overcome imposter syndrome in a male-dominated industry like insurance?

What advice would you give other women right now who either are in this industry, maybe considering the industry, but also considering a production role, or they already find themselves in a production role that could be struggling with imposter syndrome, maybe making it, finding it difficult to find an industry niche or finding, you know, fitting in. What advice would you give that woman who's struggling?

I think what holds back woman, because I've been there, is when you're like, oh man, I don't want to sound like I'm being mean. And it's that effect. You're being mean. There's a difference between being mean and, and being direct, being assertive and taking a stand, right? Because I think sometimes as, especially when you, when you're younger in the, in the space, you are like, oh, well, I'm going to have them wait. I don't want to bug them. I don't want to follow up. But follow ups are huge. And you know, in an insurance, if you don't follow up, you will miss out on, on the deal. And I think that sometimes females hold back on that because they, they just, they don't want to sound like, come off like they're being too assertive.