Survey: Percentage of Women Partners is Highest at Smaller Firms.

• Position: AICPA NEWS

Women have made the greatest inroads in attaining partnerships within the CPA profession at firms with 20 accounting professionals or less, according to new research by the AICPA.

The highest ratio of female partners (43 percent) falls within the firm category of 2-10 CPAs, while the lowest (20 percent) is associated with the largest firms of 100-plus CPAs.

Among other findings of the survey:

* There is a gender gap in equity ownership at firms. Like overall partnership levels, it's less stark at smaller...