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Cracking the code: a gender intelligent approach to developing corporate leaders

Female executives in the UK’s top companies are two times less likely to be promoted than men.

Women at the top are also four times less likely to leave a company than their male colleagues despite the lack of opportunities for promotion, according to new research published by the 30% Club, YSC and KPMG.

The research, encompassing a representative cross-section of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, accounting for more than 680,000 employees, highlights a number of similarities that men and women share in terms of their career aspirations, leadership behaviour and push and pull factors for career moves.

Yet, the study also suggests that even small differences can result in markedly different outcomes.

Read the full report at the HR Most Influential website