Grant Thornton: International and Emerging Markets Blog

Which is best for women in business: BRICs or developed economies?

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Brazil, China , Russia, India | Tags: statistics, report, UK, IBR, women in business, women, Europe, female, International Business Report, quotas, IWD, International Women’s Day

Two reports released for International Women’s Day last week came to very different conclusions – so which is correct? The FT analysed the survey data from both Grant Thornton and the Economist Intelligence Unit…

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BRICs score well for women in business but one of them lags far behind…

Thursday, March 08, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Brazil, China , Russia, India, Thought leadership | Tags: statistics, report, UK, IBR, women in business, women, International business report, Europe, female, quotas, IWD, International Women's Day

Which are the top 10 countries for employing women in top roles – and which are the 10 worst? Grant Thornton has been tracking the proportion of women in senior management across 40 economies since 2004. Now our 2012 survey figures, released to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), reveal which of the world’s economies are the most business-friendly for women.

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Women in the boardroom 2004-2011 (infographic)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought leadership | Tags: business, India, statistics, China, infographic, data, research, IBR, women in business, women, gender, board, diversity, Russia, female, International Business Report, map

The percentage of women in senior management roles makes for fascinating reading across different countries. But now you can also compare how countries rank over time using data from Grant Thornton’s International Business Reports since 2004 – just click on the image left to see the full infographic on Many Eyes, or read on for the summary.

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China’s businesswomen rank high for CEO and FD roles

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: China , Thought leadership | Tags: business, statistics, China, report, UK, survey, IBR, women in business, CEO, women, CFO, gender, FD, diversity, female, Hong Kong, boardroom diversity, figures

Chinese career women are wasting no time in climbing China’s corporate ladder and are far ahead of their UK counterparts: 34% of senior management positions – 19% (CEO) and 69% (FD or CFO) – in medium to large business in mainland China are held by women, which is miles ahead of the UK on gender diversity.

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