1 in 5 women say it's impossible to gain senior roles in British Businesses

Nearly a fifth of women (17%) think it’s impossible to reach senior management of a British Business, according to research by O2.

Whilst there has been significant progress in many UK boardrooms since Lord Davies’ Women on Boards 25% target set in 2011, 45% of working women don’t think that there are enough women occupying senior positions in their company.

On a more personal note, when women were asked about their own careers, a third (32%) revealed that it had failed to meet their expectations. Of the women who felt their career had met or exceeded their expectations, ‘luck’ was deemed as the main factor in their success.