April 11 2017
Although Boardroom Diversity Is Increasing, Women Remain Underrepresented
Looking at more than 3,000 global companies, Credit Suisse found that women held 14.7% of board seats in 2015.1
- This was up 54% since 2010.2
Out of the 4,218 companies covered in MSCI’s study, women held 15% of board seats.3
- This is up from 12.4% the previous year.4
Of those companies, 73.5% had at least one woman director.5
- Only 20.1% had boards with at least three women.6
In Deloitte’s analysis of nearly 6,000 companies in 49 countries, women held 12% of board seats.7
- Only 4% of board chair positions were held by women.8
