Workplace Wellbeing: Women supporting women to get ahead at work 

To mark International Women’s Day, we look at female-led organisations and networks helping females to progress their careers despite the odds

Ailbhe Gerrard, Brookfield Farm, Co Tipperary.

Statistics show that Irish women face barriers in the workplace. Take the 2024 Grant Thornton Women in Business report. It reveals that only 33.5% of senior management roles in Irish businesses are held by women.

Female entrepreneurs are even more disadvantaged. According to Forbes magazine, in 2023 female-founded companies received a mere 2.8% of European venture capital funding.