Nearly 70% of women executives are hired for support functions and not core ones, reveals a TimesJobs survey.
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Healthcare sector has the highest number of women in executive positions.
The data given below is based on the TimesJobs survey, ‘Women in Corporate Boardrooms’. The survey was conducted among 500 women leaders and 1,000 women professionals.
Which factors are considered while hiring women for executive positions? Age bracket: 9% Academic qualification: 17%
Long professional experience: 17% Proven track record in leadership: 57%
Women in executive positions are hired mostly for... Core functions: 30% Support functions: 70%
What are the chances of your being appointed as CEO of the company? High: 10% Low: 90%
Do you aspire to become the CEO of your company? No: 29% Yes: 71%
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Are firms investing enough to promote women employees at leadership levels? Yes: 44% No: 56%
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Women employees are likely to become... Chief Technology Officer (CTO): 4% Chief Marketing Officer (CMO): 4% Chief Financial Officer (CFO): 13% Managing Director (MD): 14% Chief Executive Officer (CEO): 30% Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO): 35%
Sectors with the highest number of women in executive positions
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