But while the need for gender diversity is now globally recognized and the number of women in senior business roles across the world has inched upwards, in the U.K the proportion of senior business roles held by women has fallen, says a report. It reveals that the proportion of senior business roles held by women in the U.K. has fallen from 21% in 2016 to 19% in 2017. At the same time, the percentage of businesses in the U.K. with no women in senior management has risen from 36% in 2016 to 41% in 2017. By contrast, globally, the proportion of senior business roles held by women has hit a high of 25% - but progress is slow, with an increase of only 1% compared to 2016. Ms Romanovitch is not the only woman in a powerful position in business in the U.K. to feel this way.

Source: Forbes March 08, 2017 00:02 UTC