Women in business: turning promise into practice
IBRThe gender diversity issue has been on the business agenda for many years now, yet a third of businesses still have no women at a senior management level. Somewhere there is a disconnect.

Since 2024, we have partnered with the Royal Belgian Hockey Federation (KBHB) to actively support initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion, and equality.
This partnership is built on shared values and a common commitment to making a real difference. By combining our strengths, we aim to tackle key challenges and achieve concrete results. Our Grant Thornton CLEARR values – Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, and Responsibility – guide everything we do and are deeply reflected in our partnership with Belgian Hockey.
On this page, you’ll find the impactful projects and inspiring stories that have emerged from this collaboration.
The gender diversity issue has been on the business agenda for many years now, yet a third of businesses still have no women at a senior management level. Somewhere there is a disconnect.
There are a number of cost and commercial reasons why a group may consider relocating, but it is also important to understand the consequences.
The hotel industry is going through a period of unprecedented, irreversible change and will look very different in 2020 than it does today.
A groundbreaking report from Grant Thornton reveals that without immediate action, gender parity in senior management roles in mid-market companies won't be achieved until 2051—a stark reminder of the urgency to address gender inequality. Despite steady progress in recent years, women currently hold just 34.0% of senior leadership positions globally, an increase of only 0.5 percentage points from 2024. At this rate, a young woman beginning her career today will likely spend more than a quarter of a century before seeing gender-balanced leadership in mid-market firms.
Grant Thornton links its name to various Royal Belgian Hockey Association (RBHA) initiatives in the field of diversity and inclusion, and will also be event sponsor of the Belgian part of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026