Comparative Percentages of Women Directors - Countries

Region/Country

# of Companies in Survey

Percentage of Companies with Women Directors

Percent of Women Directors

Norway

487

100%

44%

Sweden2

180

76.1%

21.9%

Finland2

100

66.7%

16.8%

U.S. 5

500

86.8%

15.2%

South Africa 6

              380

67%

14.6%

Canada 7

500

60%

13%

Denmark2

109

55.4%

12.5%

United Kingdom8

100

75%

12.2%

France

40

85%

9.4%

New Zealand11

100

40%

8.7%

Australia 9

200

49%

8.3%

Spain

35

74%

8.3%

Iceland 100 29% 8%

Belgium 12

20

55%

8%

Turkey 13

30

Not available

8%

Germany3

44

82%

7.8%

Switzerland3

23

57%

6.6%

Netherlands14

107

35.5%

6.5%

Greece 3

9

56%

6.0%

Austria 12

20

35%

6%

India10

2,308

26%

4.9%

Portugal 12

20

30%

3%

Kuwait4

177

Not available

2.7%

Oman4

128

Not available

2.3%

Italy3

23

30%

2.1%

Jordan 50 14% 2%

Japan

100

16%

1.4%

Bahrain4

46

Not available

1.0%

UAE4

101

Not available

0.8%

Qatar4

38

Not available

0.3%

Saudi Arabia4

94

Not available

0.1%

 

Sources:
1 2007 CWDI Report on Women Board Directors of the Fortune Global 200
2 2006 Women Board Directors of the Nordic 500, Center for Corporate Diversity
3 
European Professional Women's Network 2008 Board Women Monitor
4 Power Matters: A Survey of GCC Boards, 2008
by Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance
5 2008 Catalyst Census “Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500"
6 BWA South African Women in Corporate Leadership
2008
7 2008 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of Canada's Financial Post 500.
8 2009 FTSE Female Report,
Cranfield University School of Management
9 2008 EOWA Australian Census of Women in Leadership
10 Based on survey of Bombay Stock Exchange listed companies conducted by Prime Database

11 2008 New Zealand Census of Women’s Participation; New Zealand Human Rights Commission and New Zealand Centre for Women and Leadership
12 2009 Heidrick and Struggles Corporate Governance Report: Boards in Turbulent Times -  Europe
13 2009 Heidrick and Struggles Corporate Governance Report: Boards in Turbulent Times -  Europe Supplement - Turkey
14 2009 Dutch Female Board Index, Erasmus Institute Monitoring and Compliance


Notes:

Nordic country data is from 2009 Women Board Directors of the Nordic 500,study by the  Center for Corporate Diversity

Oceania is the combined results of 2008 studies of Australia and New Zealand Top Companies

Latin America figures are from 2005 CWDI Report on Women Board Directors of the Latin Trade 100

Asia figures are Japan, China, South Korea, and Malaysian companies in 2007 Fortune Global 200

Gulf countries data is courtesy of Power Matters: A Survey of GCC Boards, 2008 by Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance

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