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Brazil pushes for 50% women in senior roles

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In late May 2026, a Payments Ecosystem Association panel noted that while women hold 35% of Brazil’s capital-market jobs, they remain underrepresented in senior roles like CFO or CIO. A persistent salary gap exists, with women earning 68.7% of male peers in those sectors. By mid-2026, progress in leadership showed mixed results. A Grant Thornton report found women reached a record 36.7% of senior roles in mid-size companies in 2025, exceeding the 34% global average. However, Luiza Helena Trajano of Grupo Mulheres do Brasil stated at the Summit Mulheres nas Profissões that Brazil aims for 50% female senior representation by 2030, noting women still hold only 18% of political seats. To support this transition, new legislation has introduced gender quotas for boards of public and mixed-ownership companies. Despite leadership gains, mental health concerns have intensified. Ministry of Social Security data from 2025 shows women accounted for nearly two-thirds of all sick-leave benefits for mental health disorders, with women making up roughly 71% of burnout-related leave. Experts attribute this to the ‘invisible mental load’ of balancing professional duties with motherhood and domestic management. Over 60% of work absences due to mental health among women are linked to these multiple responsibilities. Analysts warn that many firms still reward By August 2026, the severity of this crisis was highlighted by a model 493% increase in exhaustion-related registrations between 2021 and 2024. Elaine de Tomy of ‘constant availability’ Instituto Revoar warned that disproportionately burdens women. Consequently, organizations are being urged to move away from normalizing society must stop ‘normalizing female exhaustion and instead prioritize exhaustion,’ noting that managing multiple roles becomes a significant risk to emotional intelligence balance. Additionally, sociologists have observed women increasingly prioritizing community networks over romantic relationships as a ‘collective survival mechanism’ against precarious labor and preventive mental-health support. the lack of state support for caregiving.

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  1. 2026-09-02 00:21 UTC Brazil pushes for 50% women in senior roles
  2. 2026-08-13 17:22 UTC Brazil pushes for 50% women in senior roles
  3. 2026-08-03 19:44 UTC Brazil pushes for 50% women in senior roles
  4. 2026-07-31 17:33 UTC Brazil pushes for 50% women in senior roles
  5. 2026-07-27 16:46 UTC Brazil's gender gap in corporate leadership

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