Breaking Barriers: Strategies for Elevating Women to Executive Leadership

The Business Case for Balance: Evaluating the Effects of Gender Balance on Business Performance

Career Paths of CEOs and Chairs of Irish Publicly Listed Companies

Voluntary Targets and Mandatory Quotas for Gender Balance on Private Sector Boards

  1. Career Paths of CEOs and Chairs of Irish Publicly Listed Companies – Tables
    Fifth Report – Tables
  2. Career Paths of CEOs and Chairs of Irish Publicly Listed Companies – Research References
    Fifth Report – Research References

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  1. Research on girls’ ambitions, aspirations and interest in leadership roles, prepared for Countess Markievicz Conference November 2019 https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/Publication-files/The-Markievicz-Survey.pdf
  2. Executive & Board Resourcing Code https://30percentclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-30-Club-Ibec-Executive-Board-Resourcing-Code.pdf
  3. UK Hampton-Alexander reports https://ftsewomenleaders.com/