NEW DELHI: India ranked third lowest in having women in leadership roles for the third consecutive year, while Russia topped the list where they account for 47 per cent of senior management team, says a survey.
According to a global survey by Grant Thornton – Women in business: New perspectives on risk and reward, India ranked third lowest in having women in leadership roles for the third consecutive year after Japan where only 7 per cent of senior level executives are women and Argentina (15 per cent).
Besides, Russia the other two countries that have significant percentage of women in senior management roles include Indonesia (46 per cent) and Estonia (40 per cent).
The survey of 5,500 businesses in 36 economies further added that 41 per cent of the Indian businesses surveyed have no women in leadership roles, 7 points higher than last year.
The survey also noted that only 7 per cent of the senior management (CEO/ Managing Director) roles were held by women in India. The most common roles held by women in India are Human Resources Director (25 per cent) and Corporate Controller (18 per cent). (AGENCIES)
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