Insights

Report CFO success: Inspiring change in female mid-market leadership

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).

03 Sep 2025

Article Coaching: Why is it a win for your business?

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.

Adil Hafidi

| 2 min read | 09 Jul 2025

Interview Celebrating women in business: Linda Aylmore, CFO, board member, and board trustee

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.

08 Apr 2025

Interview Celebrating women in business: Jan Atkinson, Royal London

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

26 Mar 2025

Podcast Accelerating action for female entrepreneurs

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

Keely Woodley

| 50 min listen | 05 Mar 2025

Report Women in business 2025

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

04 Mar 2025

Report EmpowHer:  Career pivots and future skills for professional women

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.

20 Feb 2025

Report Mid-Career Momentum: Giving women in professional services the flexibility to succeed

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

10 Sep 2024

Report The pathway to parity: Flexible working

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

22 Jul 2024

Report Women in business 2024: Pathways to parity

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

10 Jun 2024

Article Accelerate: mentoring female and non-binary F&B leaders

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

5 min read | 03 Jul 2023

Inclusion and diversity Times Top 50 Employers for Women

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.

23 May 2022