Gender Equality Database
%
of board seats on G20 listed companies held by women
Gender equality on boards
Tracking the gender balance of issuer’s boards, along with other related data, provides a useful benchmark for exchanges and other key stakeholders to assess progress in promoting gender equality among listed companies. More information about the SSE campaign for Gender Equality can be found here.
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An analysis of the gender balance of the top 100 issuers* by market capitalization from each of the 22 exchanges in the G20 and from the top 5 markets by market capitalization in seven different country groupings** (35 markets in total)
Market | Stock Exchange | % of Women on Board | Mandatory Minimum Rule? | If yes, % Women | If yes, N Women | % of Women Chair | % of Women CEO | Country Group | G20 Countries |
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France | Euronext Paris | 45 | Yes | 40 | 6 | 6 | Europe | Yes | |
United Kingdom | London Stock Exchange | 39 | No | 14 | 7 | Europe | Yes | ||
Italy | Borsa Italiana (LSE Group) | 36 | Yes | 40 | 15 | 2 | Europe | Yes | |
Sweden | Nasdaq Stockholm | 36 | No | 12 | 12 | Europe | No | ||
Australia | Australian Securities Exchange | 35 | No | 11 | 10 | USCANZ | Yes | ||
United States | NYSE | 34 | No | 12 | 13 | USCANZ | Yes | ||
Canada | TMX Group Inc. | 33 | No | 11 | 5 | USCANZ | Yes | ||
Germany | Deutsche Börse | 33 | Yes | 30 | 5 | 3 | Europe | Yes | |
South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange | 32 | No | 15 | 8 | Africa | Yes | ||
United States | Nasdaq | 31 | Yes | 1 | 3 | 6 | USCANZ | Yes | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Stock Exchange | 29 | No | 18 | 6 | USCANZ | No | ||
Switzerland | SIX Swiss Exchange | 28 | Yes | 30 | 5 | 4 | Europe | No | |
Malaysia | Bursa Malaysia | 26 | Yes | 1 | 5 | 2 | South-eastern Asia | No | |
Kenya | Nairobi Securities Exchange | 24 | No | 15 | 9 | Africa | No | ||
Nigeria | Nigerian Exchange Group | 23 | Yes | 33 | 5 | 10 | Africa | No | |
G20 | G20 Average | 22 | 7 | 5 | Yes | ||||
Philippines | Philippine Stock Exchange | 20 | No | 7 | 8 | South-eastern Asia | No | ||
Morocco | Casablanca Stock Exchange | 20 | Yes | 30 | 7 | 4 | Africa | No | |
Thailand | Stock Exchange of Thailand | 20 | No | 7 | 8 | South-eastern Asia | No | ||
Singapore | Singapore Exchange | 18 | No | 9 | 8 | South-eastern Asia | No | ||
China | Shenzhen Stock Exchange | 17 | No | 6 | 6 | Eastern Asia | Yes | ||
India | National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Bombay Stock Exchange of India (BSE) | 17 | Yes | 1 | 6 | 6 | Southern Asia | Yes | |
Japan | Japan Exchange Group | 17 | No | 3 | 1 | Eastern Asia | Yes | ||
Chile | Bolsa de Santiago | 16 | No | 2 | 3 | South America | No | ||
Türkiye | Borsa İstanbul | 16 | No | 3 | 2 | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Brazil | B3 | 14 | No | 5 | 3 | South America | Yes | ||
China | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 14 | Yes | 1 | 6 | 5 | Eastern Asia | Yes | |
Indonesia | Indonesia Stock Exchange | 13 | No | 13 | 6 | South-eastern Asia | Yes | ||
Peru | Bolsa de Valores de Lima | 13 | No | 5 | 5 | South America | No | ||
Russian Federation | Moscow Exchange | 13 | No | 4 | 2 | Eastern Europe | Yes | ||
China | Shanghai Stock Exchange | 12 | No | 2 | 1 | Eastern Asia | Yes | ||
Egypt | Egyptian Exchange | 12 | Yes | 25 | 3 | 2 | Africa | No | |
Argentina | Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos | 11 | Yes | 33 | 3 | 4 | South America | Yes | |
Mexico | Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | 11 | No | 2 | 0 | South America | Yes | ||
Korea (Republic of) | Korea Stock Exchange | 10 | Yes | 1 | 1 | 2 | Eastern Asia | Yes | |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange | 8 | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | Western Asia | No | |
Kuwait | Boursa Kuwait | 5 | No | 3 | 4 | Western Asia | No | ||
Saudi Arabia | The Saudi Stock Exchange Tadawul | 3 | No | 2 | 1 | Western Asia | Yes | ||
Qatar | Qatar Stock Exchange | 2 | No | 2 | 2 | Western Asia | No |
Source: Data provided by Bloomberg. Additional company data compiled by SSE based on the latest available reports (2022 annual reports). Listing rule data compiled by SSE based on the latest available information (Q1 2023).
*If the exchange has less than 100 issuers, all the issuers were included in the analysis (the case of Argentina).
**Country groupings are based on UNSD definitions of region, sub-region and intermediate region except for the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which were bundled into the “USCANZ” group.