Compared to all other industries, the ratio of women to men in non-management is highest in the Pharma/Med-tech industry. The proportion of women in middle and top management is also higher than in any other sector.
Women are likelier to enter both lower and upper management positions through promotions than recruitment. Even though the external talent pool is not used as well as the internal talent pool, the percentage of women hired is higher than in other industries.
With a Glass Ceiling Index of 1.5, the Pharma/Med-tech industry is one of the sectors with the lowest GCI. The only sector with a lower GCI is the Tech industry. While this is good news, women still face difficulties for reaching middle and top management levels in this sector.
Almost all men in management work full-time, and the few working part-time have non-management jobs. The trend is similar for women. However, this difference between non-management and management is more significant than for men. Both men and women must increase their employment rate to move into management.
This increase makes it more difficult for employees who cannot increase. Companies with more flexible career progression and part-time work may attract these employees.