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UK business leaders are less stressed and enjoy more holidays than most of their peers

Thursday, February 16, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought Leadership | Tags: business, statistics, report, CEO, IBR, work-life balance, international business report, CEOs, executive, stress, workplace, holidays, targets, work-related

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That’s the finding of Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) , which surveyed 6,000 business leaders across the globe in the final quarter of 2011 to compare workplace stress levels, holidays taken and stress-busting solutions.

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How the UK ranks for women in the top jobs

Thursday, August 25, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought Leadership | Tags: business, statistics, research, infographic, women in business, data, women, IBR, board, gender, International Business Report, diversity, female, map

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‘Improve your organisation by helping more women to get into top jobs’ – this was the message sent out to UK business by the Home Office last month. So how does the UK compare to its neighbours, emerging economies and the global average when it comes to employing women in senior jobs in the workplace? We review the global statistics and rankings.

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Happy International Women’s Day – but where have all the women in business gone?

Tuesday, March 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Women in business | Tags: business, entrepreneurs, statistics, research, women in business, CEO, women, IBR, success, boardroom, board, gender, management, equality, database, international business report, senior management, PHBs

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Today marks the 100th International Women’s Day but it seems there’s still much to strive for when it comes to equality in business, as new Grant Thornton figures reveal the proportion of women in senior management has fallen back to 2004 levels.

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Women in the boardroom world map (infographic)

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Infographic, Thought Leadership, Women in business | Tags: business, entrepreneurs, statistics, Ros Simmons, research, infographic, women in business, data, CEO, chart, women, IBR, boardroom, management, senior management, PHBs, discrimination

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How many women made the C-Suite last year? Which countries are currently topping the list for employing female senior-level female executives? Find out in
Grant Thornton’s latest infographic, which maps figures from 24 countries. On a shocking note, neither the UK nor the US even makes the top 20…

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