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Ireland tops Europe for women in senior private equity or VC roles

New study shows this country has almost double the number of women working in the sector’s top ranks than its nearest rival France

Some 28 per cent of senior level positions in private equity and venture capital are held by women in Ireland, versus a European average of just 10 per cent

Ireland has the highest number of women working at senior level in private equity and venture capital in Europe, according to a report.

The study from Level 20, a not-for-profit organisation working to improving diversity, shows 28 per cent of senior level positions in the sector are held by women here, versus a European average of just 10 per cent. Indeed, all countries with the exception of Ireland, which had almost double the number of ...