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Will New CEOs Make C-Suite More 'She-Suite'?

 
• By John Hodgson

Improving gender balance in top pharma is a slow process, but not a gradual one. Management shake-ups often implemented by newly appointed CEOs could help.

Ten years ago, eight out of the world's top 20 pharmaceutical companies had no women in their highest tiers of executive management. In 2016, that number is down to three – Novartis AG, Novo Nordisk AS and Astellas. That is progress of a sort.

Ten years ago, women represented just 10% of senior management team members in top 20 companies; in 2016, that proportion...

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