2025 marks the 21st year of Grant Thornton’s work to monitor and measure the proportion of women occupying senior management roles in mid-market companies around the world.
Read the latest news and insights on what we’ve learnt following the most recent survey; including key economic outlooks, the views and expectations of the global mid-market, and where Ireland sits on the global scale.
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Women in Business 2025

International Business Report
The journey to a sustainable future
Explore Grant Thornton’s latest report on how mid-market firms globally are advancing towards sustainability, tackling regulatory hurdles, and seizing new opportunities.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Women in leadership: a pathway to better performance
Women’s leadership in senior positions can impact the commercial performance of mid-market businesses including profit expectations.

International Business Report
The mid-market mindset
Entrepreneurial spirit maintains optimism as firms look past slowdown and plan for growth

International Business Report
Staying Ahead: Smart Investment Key to Emerging Stronger
According to the latest data from the International Business Report (IBR), Grant Thornton’s global survey of mid-market companies, business leaders are cautious about their future investment intentions.

IBR
Beyond the Paycheck: Retaining and Attracting Talent
Over the last few years of market shocks and geopolitical tensions, mid-market businesses have grown accustomed to bracing and planning for the unexpected.
Press Releases
One in seven Irish businesses lack women in senior management
04 Mar 2025Over 16% of Irish businesses have no women in senior management. Discover key findings from Grant Thornton’s Women in Business report. Read more.
Over half of Irish mid-sized businesses see ESG as barrier
13 Nov 2024Over half of Irish mid-sized firms see ESG compliance as a barrier to international growth, with 41% lacking a sustainability strategy and citing resource demands.
Irish businesses least concerned about economic uncertainty impacting growth
21 Oct 2024Irish businesses least concerned about economic uncertainty, with only 24% seeing it as a barrier to growth, per Grant Thornton's global report.