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Research commissioned by the Women in Wholesale (WiW) has revealed the slow but steady progress of women working in wholesale.
Wholesalers and buying groups that have successfully boosted their female leadership teams include Sugro, Musgrave, Reynolds, Country Range, CJ Lang, Blakemore, Birchall and Booker.
Key barriers to progress still include a lack of personal career development (57%) feeling motivated and inspired at work (31%) and a lack of respect (28%), compared with 51%, 34% and 38% respectively, in 2017.
Natasha Vink, research manager at HIM & MCA Insight, said: “These results show positive improvement, with a greater proportion of senior exec roles across the wholesale industry being filled by women.
"However, there is more to be done and this piece of research, in addition to the work of WiW, is pivotal to driving change and highlighting the challenges women face across the sector.”
Through Confidence Coaching workshops the WiW is trying to inspire and support women to overcome their personal barriers to progress in the wholesale industry.
The full results of the research will be presented at the WiW Conference on October 10th 2019. Delegates can register to attend here: http://www.newerapr.co.uk/women-in-wholesale/ <https://newerapr.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eb7134c54df3324445c8b6597&id=a8af31c2ab&e=b8a69ff3e3