Women in top leadership positions risk-averse? Research suggests so

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Women holding top leadership positions in the country are not particularly fond of taking risks, findings from a recent study suggest.  

The study, which surveyed women leaders in companies across the National Capital Region (NCR), notes that 95.3 per cent of them do not use risk engineering or risk management tools. 

The numbers, however, do not clearly analyse the general use of risk management tools in these companies. Hence, it is difficult to clearly state if the attitude impacts their companies too. 

The study — commissioned by Raheja QBE Insurance with a management school Bimtech — among 165 women in corporate leadership roles