This Deloitte report will be of interest to all executives either thinking of entering the Chinese marketplace. A lot of the information contacins compliments Boyden's own original research. When it comes to the promise of a rising middle class in emerging markets, the lion’s share of attention has been visited upon China – and not without reason. When measured on the basis of purchasing power, China is now the world’s second largest economy.

Research conducted by CIPD has shown that women's share of professional posts in organisations has only increased by 0.7% globally in the last six years. Whilst the total number of women in the workforce has increased, there are still very low numbers of women reaching board level. Why is this the case?