Gender equality in corporate leadership: G20 & Regional Analysis 2025

This report provides an analysis of women in corporate leadership in various countries around the world.

 Section I provides an analysis of capital markets in G20 countries. On average, women hold 25% of board seats, 7% of board chairs, 6% of CEO and 15% of CFO positions across the G20 markets (overview figure 1, full details figure 2). Section II of the report covers the top five largest markets by market capitalization from 7 different regions / country groupings.

This report was developed by the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (UN SSE) initiative in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and with the support of the Government of Luxembourg.

It contributes to a joint UN SSE–IFC research programme, in strategic collaboration with UN Women, which provides data on gender equality in boardrooms and senior leadership, organized by primary listing venue. The programme’s annual data collection enables stock exchanges, regulators, and other market stakeholders to assess progress within each market over time.

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