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For 22 years, Grant Thornton’s global Women in Business research has tracked progress on female representation in senior leadership across the mid‑market. This year’s findings reveal a world moving forward, and a UK in danger of losing ground. As last year’s report warned, without decisive action, the mid‑market risks creating a missed generation of female leaders. The 2026 data suggests that moment may already be here.

In a notable step forward for gender equality in leadership, 36% of senior management positions in the UK are now held by women. The rise of women in finance is particularly striking. According to Grant Thornton’s Women in Business 2025 research, 45% of mid-market businesses in the UK now have a female Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Watch our webinar to find out how an investment in coaching is an investment in an inclusive culture-and a more reflective and productive workforce.

To celebrate women in business, we caught up with Linda Aylmore, a finance director and executive board member in the nuclear industry, about her career journey.

We caught up with Jan Atkinson, Group Talent and Capability Director at Royal London, about her career journey as a woman in business.

Three entrepreneurs share their journeys in our new podcast episode for International Women's Day.

Explore our analysis of women in senior management roles in the mid-market, and strategies to accelerate action on gender equality.

Grant Thornton surveyed 600 women who have 10-25 years' experience in a professional role about their career experiences. We found that nearly two-thirds of women in the middle of their professional career are considering embarking on a new path.

Find out why women's career progress is still stalling at senior levels – and how flexible working can improve parity.

Having choice in where we work brings significant benefits to women in business. Carolyn Hicks highlights how flexible working is crucial for gender parity.

Three pathways and tangible actions businesses can take today to have a positive impact on women in senior leadership tomorrow.

How can mentoring help you? Find out more by reading about the launch of this year’s Accelerate Mentoring programme.

We are proud to have been named in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women, the UK’s most highly profiled and well-established listing of employers striving for gender equality in the workplace.

International secondments are part of life of Grant Thornton. Kari Hiestand shares her experience of moving to the UK.

Legal Director and Ethnicity Convenor Cherryl Cooper tells us more about The Amos Bursary charity and her role as a professional mentor.

New working models can empower women in financial services and remove barriers to female leadership in the sector.