22 November 2025
Women in Wales still face major barriers to leadership
A new report, From Aspiration to Action: Women’s Leadership Pathways in Wales, was published by CBI Wales and the University of South Wales, based on a representative survey of 249 professionals across sectors and career stages.
Key barriers were identified as cultural signals in the workplace, structural obstacles such as increased responsibility without adequate support, limited access to mentoring schemes and wellbeing pressures as major hindrances to leadership progression.
The study also found that women from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled women, and those from lower socio-economic groups face compounded disadvantages.
The report urges employers to adopt more inclusive leadership development strategies, improve flexible working practices, expand the availability of inclusive development and mentoring and ensure accountability through data-driven progress tracking.
Public sector organisations were seen as more proactive in addressing gender equity, while private sector progress was described as slower and less consistent.
Read the full article on Wales247.
Key barriers were identified as cultural signals in the workplace, structural obstacles such as increased responsibility without adequate support, limited access to mentoring schemes and wellbeing pressures as major hindrances to leadership progression.
The study also found that women from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled women, and those from lower socio-economic groups face compounded disadvantages.
The report urges employers to adopt more inclusive leadership development strategies, improve flexible working practices, expand the availability of inclusive development and mentoring and ensure accountability through data-driven progress tracking.
Public sector organisations were seen as more proactive in addressing gender equity, while private sector progress was described as slower and less consistent.
Read the full article on Wales247.
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