Half of women executives feel insufficiently challenged: Accenture

Almost half of women business professionals around the world – and a similar number of their male counterparts – believe they are insufficiently challenged, despite being confident of their skills and capabilities, reveals new research from Accenture.

Accenture's survey of 3,600 professionals from medium to large organisations in 18 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Africa found that 46 per cent of women and 49 per cent of men said they are not being challenged significantly in their current roles, yet more than three-quarters (76 per cent) of all respondents are confident of their skills and capabilities. Click here for complete story.