Thursday, March 08, 2012

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

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.

The latest figures from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) show women in senior management to be on the rise in Europe while their peers in emerging markets fall away, resulting in a global average of 21% employed in top positions – barely higher than 2004 levels.

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