Gender equality in corporate leadership: G20 and regional analysis 2024

This Market Monitor provides an analysis of women in corporate leadership in capital markets in G20 countries. 

Key highlights include:

• Generally, women's representation on boards is rising: 28 out of 35 markets around the world saw an increase in the percentage of women on boards. 17 of the 22 markets in G20 countries saw an increase. 
• On average, women hold 23% of board seats, 8% of board chair, 5% of CEO and 12% of CFO positions across the G20 markets.
• In only 5 markets, none of the boards are male-only among top 100 issuers: ASX (Australia), LSE (United Kingdom), Nasdaq
  (United States), NYSE (United States) and TSX (Canada). 
• In 10 markets in the G20, 20% or more of the top 100 issuers have male-only boards.
• Euronext Paris (France) leads the world with 44% of issuers’ board seats held by women. ASX (Australia), with 37%, leads
  the USCANZ country grouping. JSE (South Africa) leads the Africa regional grouping with 33%.
• Bursa Malaysia leads South-eastern Asia with 29%. JPX (Japan) leads the Eastern Asia group with 19%. Borsa Istanbul (Türkiye) leads Western Asia with 17%. B3 (Brazil) and Bolsa de Santiago (Chile) jointly lead Latin America with 17% each.