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Women hold significant portion of senior management positions

By Hu Yuanyuan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-03-05 16:43

More than eight out of 10 private businesses in China have senior management positions held by women, a report from accounting firm Grant Thornton said on Thursday.

Overall, according to the report, women occupy about 31 percent of senior management positions, ranking China fifth among 36 surveyed economies.

However, the percentage of businesses with women taking up senior management positions in China has dropped 10 percent in the past two years, lowering China's ranking from second place in 2007 to fourth place in 2009.