Current State of Affairs – 2010 Women 
     in Corporate America and Public 
     Accounting
       Women comprise more than 50 % of the US Labor 
       Force
       Women hold 32% of first level manager roles in 
       industry, 50% in public accounting
       Women hold 35% of mid management positions in 
       industry, 35% in public accounting
       Women hold 12% of CEO/senior executive Roles
       Women hold 19% of the total partner positions in CPA 
       firms
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     Percentage of Women by Level at 
     CPA Firms - AICPA Data
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     Business Drivers - Profession
       Accounting graduates have been at least 50% 
       female for 25 years
       Baby boomer outflow
       Changes also reflected in our marketplace
       Talent acquisition/retention and succession 
       planning are the top two concerns of firms all sizes
       Competitors for talent may be ahead of us in the 
       race
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     Business Drivers - XXX Firm 
       Quantitative
       Link to firm strategy
       Changes also reflected in our marketplace
       Competitors for talent may be ahead of us in the 
       race
       Talent acquisition, succession planning concerns
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     Business Drivers - XXX Firm 
        Quantitative
         • Retention statistics
         • Advancement statistics
         • Cost of turnover
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