Comparative Percentages of Women Directors
 

Country

# of Companies in Survey

Percentage of Companies with Women Directors

Percent of Women Directors

Norway1

370

100%

40%

Latvia 3

33

--

23%

Sweden2

180

76%

21.9%

France 9

40

95%

20.5%

Finland29

124

78%

18%

South Africa 4

335

78.5%

16.4%

U.S. 5

500

89%

16.1%

Croatia 3

20

--

16%

Israel 27

100

88%

15%

United Kingdom7

100

86%

15%

Canada 6

500

60%

14%

Australia 13

200

68%

13.8%

Lithuania 3

28

--

13%

Denmark2

109

55%

12.5%

Poland 3

19

--

12%

Turkey 16

100

57%

11.3%

Germany17

100

84%

11.2%

Spain 8

35

74%

11.2%

Switzerland17

24

75%

11%

Austria 24

200

35%

10.3%

Philippines 23

30

--

10.3%

Netherlands 18

100

46%

9.4%

New Zealand11

100

43%

9.3%

Hong Kong 10

42

67%

8.9%

Greece 12

24

66.7%

8.8%

China 28

100

61%

8.1%

Iceland 15

100

29%

8%

Country

# of Companies in Survey

Percentage of Companies with Women Directors

Percent of Women Directors

Ireland 3

19

--

8%

Belgium 12

97

50%

9%

Malaysia 22

200

46%

7.6%

Mexico 12

23

56.5%

6.8%

Thailand 23

30

--

6.7%

Singapore 28

100

41%

6.4%

Chinese Taipei 12

84

39.3%

6.1%

Russia 12

26

38.5%

5.9%

Indonesia 23

30

--

5.5%

India19

2,720

27.3%

5.4%

Tunisia 25

30

37%

5.3%

Brazil 12

74

33.8%

5.1%

Italy3

38

43.5%

5%

Portugal 3

20

30%

5%

Cyprus 3

20

--

4%

Kuwait20

177

--

2.7%

Oman20

128

--

2.3%

Malta 3

18

--

2%

Jordan 25

50

14%

1.9%

South Korea 12

91

15.4%

1.9%

Japan 21

100

16%

1.4%

Bahrain20

46

--

1.0%

UAE20

101

--

0.8%

Qatar20

38

--

0.3%

Saudi Arabia20

94

--

0.1%

Pakistan 26

303

31%

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