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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, IBR, boardroom, women, success, 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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Best paid CEOs, social media demographics and why women are so good in the boardroom – April links

Friday, April 16, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector, Women in business | Tags: links, women in business, Twitter, boardroom, energy, social media, Facebook, LinkedIn, CEOs, demographics, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Digg, Ford, carbon emissions

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Which business stories are getting the most hits on the web this month? Read on and discover Elevate blog’s pick of the links for big business – from benchmarking your chief exec’s salary to the high cost of leaving company PCs switched on, and more… 

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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, research, Ros Simmons, infographic, women in business, CEO, data, chart, IBR, boardroom, women, 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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World’s top 50 CEOs and how to present like Steve Jobs – entrepreneur roundup

Monday, February 15, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector, Technology sector | Tags: boardroom, women, iPad, presentations, Apple, CEOs, Steve Jobs, branding, franchises, pitching, mumpreneurs

Read our monthly roundup of popular business stories from the web.

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Women in the boardroom

Thursday, June 04, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Thought Leadership, Women in business | Tags: boardroom, women, income, international business report

A rise of only 1% from 2007 meant that just 66% of privately held businesses (PHBs) in the UK have women in the boardroom, according to the latest research from Grant Thornton.

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