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Women in the boardroom
6th edition
Women are still largely under-represented on corporate boards globally, and progress to change this trend continues to be slow. Our 6th edition of our Women in the Boardroom report outlines efforts and progress made in over 60 countries to increase the number of women occupying board seats. The report also features perspectives of three non-executive directors from Australia, Spain and the US into how boardroom diversity is progressing in their parts of the world.
Studies have repeatedly shown that increasing diversity is not only the right thing to do for an organization’s culture, it also leads to better business outcomes. Increased diversity leads to smarter decision-making, contributes to an organization’s bottom line, and powers innovation, among other benefits.
Key findings are as follows:
- Globally, 16.9 percent of all board seats are taken up by women and this figure is 1.9 percent increased than the previous research(the 5th edition).
- Globally, 5.3 percent of women chair the board of directors, and only 4.4 percent of them are CEOs.
- Women holding CFO marks 12.7 percent which is nearly three times compared to that of CEO positions.
5th edition
Women are still largely under-represented on corporate boards globally, despite continued efforts to improve boardroom gender diversity. Our 5th edition of our Women in the Boardroom report outlines efforts in over 60 countries to increase the number of women occupying board seats.
The 5th edition of our Women in the Boardroom report outlines efforts in over 60 countries to increase the number of women occupying board seats. The report also features perspectives of four non-executive directors from Australia, Japan, UK, and US into how boardroom diversity is progressing in their parts of the world.
Key findings are as follows:
- Globally, the proportion of women in the board of directors is 15 percent, which is a figure slightly increased compared to the 4th edition.
- In an organization with women in the top management, the number of female directors is almost twice that of other companies.
- Globally, only 4% of women serve as CEO or chairman of the board of directors.