29% Of Senior Positions Held By Women In Armenia

29% OF SENIOR POSITIONS HELD BY WOMEN IN ARMENIA

armradio.am
18.03.2009 12:08

New research from Grant Thornton International reveals that women
still hold less than a quarter of senior management positions in
privately held businesses globally. 24% of senior management positions
are currently held by women – a figure identical to 2007 and only a
marginal improvement from 2004 when only 19% of senior level positions
were held by women. 34% of privately held businesses globally have
no women in senior management.

The greatest percentage of women in senior management is in the
Philippines where women hold 47% of senior positions. They are followed
by Russia (42%) and Thailand (38%). In Armenia 29% of senior positions
are held by women, being the 9th country in the league, whereas the
lowest percentage continues to be in Japan (only 7%). Also appearing
low down the league table are Denmark (13%) and Belgium (12%).

Lilit Arabajyan, partner in Grant Thornton Amyot, the Armenian member
of Grant Thornton International, says, "During the past decade
we have seen a significant increase in women’s role in various
organizations. Today many women occupy managerial positions in
businesses. The results of this survey only show that there has been
an increase of 7% in women’s managerial share in 2009 in Armenia,
as compared to 22% of the year 2007. As an audit partner in the
leading audit and advisory company in Armenia, I work with many
large enterprises every year and have hardly met a management team
composed of only men. In our firm, 51% of staff are women, among whom
11 persons occupy managerial positions".

Women have become most successful in increasing their share of senior
management roles in Turkey (up from 17% in 2007 to 29% in 2009)
and Mexico (20% in 2007 to 31%). The biggest falls were in Brazil,
where the figure fell from 42% in 2007 to 29% in 2009, and Hong Kong
(falling from 35% in 2007 to 28% in 2009).