Number of women in senior management jobs in India rises to 14 per cent; survey
07 Mar 2009
Four in 10 businesses worldwide have no women in senior management positions while the number of Indian women in senior positions has risen to 14 per cent.
A new Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), shows a rising incidence of women in senior positions in Asian countries even as their number dwindles in North American and European businesses.
Released yesterday to coincide with International Women's Day, the report reveals that 38 per cent of businesses do not have any women in senior management roles, a figure which has remained unchanged since 2004.
The survey covers the opinions of 7,200 privately held businesses in 32 countries that account for 81 per cent of global GDP.
Philippines came on top of the list with 97 per cent of businesses in the Philippines have women in senior management positions, in contrast to Japan, which had the lowest with only 25 per cent.
Four out of the five countries with the lowest figures are in Europe - the Netherlands with 27 per cent, Luxembourg 37 per cent, Germany 41 per cent and Italy 42 per cent.
In total, over half of all European businesses surveyed, 52 per cent have women participating in senior management, while in NAFTA countries 68 per cent of businesses have women in senior roles. Compared with three years ago European businesses have 4 per cent more women in senior management, whereas NAFTA countries have 6 per cent more.
