1. Women in Leadership
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2. Exploring perceptions
The purpose of this report is to understand how employees and leaders in business perceive workplace gender discrimination. The findings highlight key areas for focus as we work to build better workplaces and working lives for everyone.
[Source: Investors in people: Creating inclusive and diverse workplaces]

3. What percentage of current chief executives on the FTSE 100 are women?
[Source: Investors in people: Creating inclusive and diverse workplaces]

4. On average, what do you think the difference between men and women’s pay is?
[Source: Investors in people: Creating inclusive and diverse workplaces]

5. Employees were also asked which three sectors they would consider a career in. Our poll revealed the following:
[Source: Investors in people: Creating inclusive and diverse workplaces]

6. Why Aren’t More Women in …
Top executive business positions
Major reason
Minor reason
Not a reason
Women are held to higher standards than men
Many businesses aren't ready to hire women for top executive positions
Family responsibilities don’t leave time for running a major corporation
Women don’t have access to the same kinds of connections as men
Women are less likely to ask for promotions and raises
Women aren’t tough enough for business
Women dont make as good managers as men 43 22 33 23 20 18 9 24 35 27 31 40 51 47 68 77 7 14
Note: ”No answer” not shown.
Source: Pew Research Centersurvey, Nov , 2014 (N=1,835)
[Source: Pew Research Center: Women and Leadership]

7. Which Leadership Traits Matter Most?
% saying it is absolutely essential for a leader to be ... 84 80 67 57 56 53
Honest
Intelligent
Decisive
Organized
Compassionate
Innovative
Ambitious
Source: Pew Research Centersurvey, Nov , 2014 (N=1,835)
[Source: Pew Research Center: Women and Leadership]

8. Women Seen as More Compassionate, Men More Decisive
% saying each characteristic is… 12 21 27 65 48 29 11 9
More true
of women
of men
Equally true of both
Compassionate
Organized
Honest
Innovative
Intelligent
Ambitious
Decisive 2 4 3 32 46 67 75 86 68 62
Note: ”No answer” not shown.
Source: Pew Research Centersurvey, Nov , 2014 (N=1,835)
[Source: Pew Research Center: Women and Leadership]

9. Younger Women Say Ambition Is Key to Leadership
% saying it is absolutely essential for a leader to be ambitious 84 80 43 61 49 52 48 51
Millennial
Gen X
Boomer
Silent
Men
Women
Source: Pew Research Centersurvey, Nov , 2014 (N=1,835)
[Source: Pew Research Center: Women and Leadership]

10. Women In Management Global
The Percentage of Women in Senior Roles is Slowly Growing Worldwide, But at This Pace We Won't Reach Parity for Decades
Women held under a quarter (24%) of senior roles across the world in 2016—an increase of only 3% from 2011
One third (33%) of global businesses had no women in senior management roles, a number which has not changed since 2011
At this rate of change, women will not reach parity with men until  
The "Glass Ceiling" Still Separates Women from Top Leadership
Men may be still viewed as default business leaders, affirming the “think-manager-think-male” mindset.
Senior managers often apply gender stereotypes to leadership—women “take care,” men “take charge.”
[Source: Catalyst: Women in Management]

11. Women In Management Europe
Eastern Europe Leads the World in Gender-Diverse Leadership
Russia topped Grant Thornton’s ranking of countries with women in senior roles—women filled almost half (45%) of senior roles in 2016.
While Italy had more than a quarter (29%) of women in senior roles, Ireland (19%), the Netherlands (18%), and Germany (15%) performed lower than the global average (24%) in 2016.
In 2016, women’s representation in senior management (21%) in the United Kingdom slightly declined from the previous year (22%), and over a third (36%) of UK businesses had no women in senior roles (the country’s highest recorded percentage).
Among the largest publicly listed companies in the European Union (EU-28) in 2016, only 15% of executives and 5% of CEOs are women.
[Source: Catalyst: Women in Management]

12. The impact of gender on leadership styles
3 strongest behavioural traits
[Source: Hudson: The impact of gender on leadership styles]