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More women and less experienced controllers composed the sample
In 2015, women represent 36% of the respondents. This is the most significant figure obtained since 2011. Women
constitute the majority (52%) of the sample of less experienced management controllers (less than 6 years of
experience). They are younger than men (78% of them are under 50 years of age vs. 67% of men).
Fig. 5 Age and gender of the respondents
Women are represented in all economic sectors, although men are more present in the industry sector and less in the
banking sector (16% of women respondents work in the industry sector and 23% in the banking sector).
Fig. 6 Breakdown of the respondents by gender and economic sector
Whereas the experienced controllers are generally in the majority (54%), the less experienced controllers progress in
the 2015 sample in relation to previous years (23% vs. 16% on average). However, this result must be qualified by
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