Saturday, March 10, 2007

'No women bosses' in 38% of firms


Which are the lesser developed countries?

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

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Almost four in 10 businesses worldwide do not employ a female in a senior management position, a survey suggests.

The number of firms without a woman in a top role is unchanged from four years ago, the report by Grant Thornton said.

Published on International Women's Day, the study said that only 25% of Japanese companies had a woman in one of its main positions.

A separate study reported a 40% drop in women in senior management roles at UK FTSE 350 firms between 2002 and 2007.

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