Turkey which ranked 12th among some 29 countries that participated in research examining the ratio of women executives in business by an independent audit, tax, accounting and consulting firm, is 4 percentage points above the world average with some 35% rate.
The research which has been conducted for some 17 years by Grant Thornton, this year, has particularly examined the women’s place in the business world under the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The research titled “Women in Business 2021” saw the participation of some 5,000 companies around the world.
The overall ratio of the women managers has reached 31% worldwide with 2 percentage points increase year-on-year while this rate is 35% in Turkey, down 1 percentage point compared with last year.
Despite the decrease, the country still ranks above the world average as well as above the countries including the U.K., France and the U.S. while it ranked below Germany and Canada.
According to the information given by the participating companies, women managers in Turkey are most commonly and actively involved in human resources and finance.
