India and China beating Australia in promoting women to senior positions

AUSTRALIA is way behind China and India when it comes to appointing women to senior corporate positions.

Despite the many obstacles and prejudices still facing females in emerging Asia, highly qualified women in emerging markets are making it to the top of the corporate ladder faster than their Australian counterparts.

Nearly 30 per cent of senior management positions in China are filled by women, compared with just 9 per cent of in similar roles in Australia’s ASX 200 companies, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

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