Equalities
HIE told the Committee that female ownership of their account managed businesses is 33%, whilst the number that have a female chief executive is only 14% and those in senior leadership positions is 48%.iEconomy, Energy and Fair Work Committee, 25 September 2018, col 8 Scottish Enterprise is now tracking the number of female-led account managed companies which currently stands at 9.5%.iiScottish Enterprise, gender pay gap response
When asked about what they were doing to improve diversity in businesses more broadly, HIE responded ‘there is probably a need to do more in some of these areas’ and that they ‘probably need to do some work in relation to disability’.iiiEconomy, Energy and Fair Work Committee, 25 September 2018, col 11
In its operating plan for 2018/19, HIE set out that one of its priorities will be to improve ‘the diversity of business through programmes to encourage female entrepreneurs and young people with ambitious business ideas.'
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