Key Findings

There are more than twice as many men employed as heads of IR in North America as there are women, while the women who do become IR heads typically earn less than the men.
The median salary range for North American IROs is the same for both men and women, at $100,000 to $149,999.
Just under a third of North American men working in IR come from corporate finance, compared with one in five women.
Only one in five men in North American IR have had accredited professional training with an IR association, while almost half of women in IR have undertaken such training.
The male/female ratio for European IR heads broadly matches the gender make-up of IR teams in general, although men typically earn more as IR heads in Europe than women do.
Female IROs in Europe typically earn more than men.
A third of men working in European IR come directly from corporate finance, compared with 21 percent of women.
The percentage of women IR bosses in Asia is actually higher than the percentage of women working in IR generally.

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