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Boyden: Diversity Study - Furthering Female Leadership

New research from Boyden forms part of its #DisruptTheNorm campaign to accelerate diversity in leadership.

These candid discussions with male and female Partners reveal the primary motivators, enablers, obstacles and solutions for increasing female leadership.

  • 63% of C-suite and executive participants in German-speaking Europe, 75% in the Nordic region, and 86% in Southern Europe report that access to top management roles is more difficult for women than for men.
  • In the U.K., only 38.5% of participants see access as more difficult for female executives.
  • Among these female leaders, 64% cite a supportive manager or environment as main career enablers, with good fortune a key ingredient, rather than robust democratic processes.

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