1、1Women in Business 2024Pathways to Parity2Foreword2024 marks the 20th year of Grant Thorntons work to monitor and measure the proportion of women occupying senior management roles in mid-market companies around the world.The Women in Business project has explored what helps,and what hinders,women in

2、 the workplace through a period thats offered plenty of challenge.Global mid-market companies have navigated the financial crisis of 2007-08,worked through the pandemic and currently contend with the impact of geopolitical tension and conflict.The global economy continues to shift and mid-market org

3、anisations are under more pressure than ever to adapt.Faced with such changes,its crucial that we maintain focus:the challenge of getting women into senior management is as urgent as it has ever been.Many mid-market businesses have responded to this imperative,and there have been improvements.We mus

4、t ensure this momentum continues and accelerates.Grant Thornton Women in Business 2024:ForewordKaritha Ericson,Global Leader Network capability and culture Grant Thornton InternationalFOREWORDGLOBALREGIONALLEADING THE WAYSTRATEGIESBACK TO OFFICE?PATHWAYSGRANT THORNTON3 3Grant Thornton Women in Busin

5、ess 2024:Foreword“Our data from this years research indicates that the progress achieved so far on women in senior management is fragile.We have seen a dramatic decrease in the percentage of female CEOs this year,suggesting a shift away from women holding positions of real power within an organisati

6、on.”Karitha Ericson Global Leader Network capability and culture Grant Thornton InternationalFOREWORDGLOBALREGIONALLEADING THE WAYSTRATEGIESBACK TO OFFICE?PATHWAYSGRANT THORNTON4When Grant Thornton first began its research,just 19.4%of senior management roles were held by women in the mid-market.Tod