The Philippines ranked first among 28 countries on the continents in the ranking of women holding senior management positions.
This is the result of an annual survey conducted and recently announced by the Grant Thornton audit network based in London (UK).
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| The Philippines dominates the rankings for the proportion of women holding senior management positions, according to Grant Thornton survey results. |
Results of the survey conducted in the fourth quarter of 2023 showed that women hold 43% of senior management positions at companies in the Philippines. With a rate of 41%, Thailand ranked third, up 3 points compared to 4 as more women become marketing directors and sales directors.
Two other Southeast Asian countries in the top 10 are Malaysia (39,6%) and Indonesia (37,4%) ranked 7th and 10th respectively.
The Philippines often ranks high in Grant Thornton surveys. For two consecutive years 2020 and 2021, the country maintained the number 1 position, then dropped to number 2 and number 4 in 2023 and 2022 respectively.
According to Ms. Tomoko Tashiro, Marketing Communications Manager at Grant Thornton network in Japan, this achievement of the Philippines stems from initial efforts to address gender issues, such as the adoption of the Magna Carta law for women in 2009, thereby contributing to ensuring women's economic and social rights.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Australia (39,6%) ranked 8th. South Korea and Japan dropped to 27th and 28th place, respectively, showing that men still dominate senior management positions. high in these two Northeast Asian countries.
The top 10 also include the following countries: South Africa (42%), Turkey (41%), Nigeria (40,6%), Spain (40,3%) and France (37,9%) .
Globally, the proportion of women holding management positions has remained at around 33% for four consecutive years.
Grant Thornton conducted the survey through interviews at 4.891 medium-sized companies, 90% of which have from 50 - 2.500 employees. These companies operate in 28 countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
In this survey, senior management refers to positions ranging from the chief executive officer (CEO) and director in charge of the company's day-to-day operations (or chief operating officer) to board members and directors. finance director.
