The Girls’ Future Report – which was released as part of the organisation’s 150th anniversary – explores the mindset and perspectives of young women on the key issues they face, including the kind of careers and companies they want to work for in the future.

In particular, the research highlighted how today’s girls are redefining traditional perceptions of leadership by prioritising their wellbeing and happiness over more common ambitions such as wealth and prestige; according to the survey, 83% of girls are passionate about doing a job they enjoy and 66% want to make a difference to society.

And while 42% of the girls surveyed would like to take on a leadership position during their careers, when asked to rank their career ambitions, ‘being a leader’ ranked as the lowest priority out of a list of 17 attributes which included ‘being healthy’, ‘feeling empowered’, ‘being safe’ and ‘having just enough of everything I need’.

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