Achieving gender balance in top tech roles by boosting prospects for early career women in tech, measuring turnover by gender and committing to greater transparency to attract women to the technology industry.
Over 25 years of missed opportunities
Our latest Women in Business report reveals the pace towards parity in mid-market firms isn’t moving fast enough. A young woman starting her career today will be working for more than a quarter of a century before she can expect to work at a mid-market firm with gender parity in top senior roles. Our research explores how gender balanced teams can bring better business performance – and with small and mid-market firms making up the largest part of the global economy [i], now is the time to keep up the pressure.
Women in leadership
Although some economies are close to reaching parity in senior leadership positions, the global rate of change is concerningly slow – advancing at a rate that would raise concerns if discussing the rate of economic growth. And yet both scenarios have similar, far-reaching consequences for the global economy.
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| Country Name | Country Code | X Coordinate | Y Coordinate | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2009 | 2007 | 2004 |
| Global | GL | 92.5 | 118 | 34.0% | 33.5% | 32.4% | 31.9% | 31.2% | 28.7% | 28.8% | 24.1% | 24.5% | 23.5% | 22.3% | 24.0% | 24.2% | 20.9% | 20.2% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 19.4% |
| Argentina | AR | 27 | 11 | 34.9% | 30.8% | 29.4% | 30.5% | 30.8% | 23.6% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 15.0% | 17.6% | 15.7% | 25.0% | 18.1% | 19.5% | 18.3% | 17.4% | ||
| Australia | AU | 92 | 15 | 36.5% | 39.6% | 39.5% | 32.0% | 32.4% | 28.4% | 41.9% | 15.1% | 23.3% | 22.9% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.5% | 24.2% | 27.1% | 23.0% | 21.9% | 22.1% |
| Brazil | BR | 28.5 | 24.6 | 36.7% | 37.1% | 38.6% | 37.8% | 39.0% | 34.4% | 25.4% | 29.5% | 18.7% | 18.5% | 15.2% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 26.5% | 23.7% | 28.7% | 42.0% | |
| Canada | CA | 16 | 70 | 34.7% | 35.5% | 38.6% | 30.4% | 35.6% | 32.0% | 28.4% | 25.0% | 23.4% | 26.4% | 25.1% | 23.0% | 26.6% | 25.1% | 27.8% | 27.9% | 18.6% | 22.4% |
| China | CN | 80 | 48 | 35.3% | 32.6% | 35.4% | 32.3% | 28.6% | 31.4% | 28.3% | 30.9% | 31.3% | 29.8% | 24.7% | 38.0% | 39.0% | 25.2% | 33.8% | 31.4% | 31.9% | |
| Egypt | EG | 57.1 | 37.7 | 30.3% | |||||||||||||||||
| France | FR | 46 | 53 | 37.7% | 37.9% | 34.8% | 31.1% | 32.9% | 27.9% | 18.5% | 32.8% | 30.9% | 28.0% | 32.6% | 24.0% | 25.7% | 23.8% | 21.2% | 17.8% | 21.2% | 20.7% |
| Germany | DE | 52 | 56 | 30.1% | 30.6% | 29.9% | 34.9% | 38.2% | 29.8% | 35.5% | 23.2% | 18.4% | 15.2% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 31.3% | 12.9% | 11.4% | 17.4% | 11.6% | 16.3% |
| Greece | GR | 54.7 | 46.3 | 30.7% | 31.6% | 36.8% | 28.3% | 32.6% | 24.5% | 21.8% | 26.0% | 19.8% | 26.7% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 29.5% | 21.3% | 29.9% | 23.0% | 20.6% | 22.0% |
| India | IN | 72 | 36 | 36.5% | 33.9% | 36.0% | 38.0% | 39.1% | 29.9% | 28.2% | 19.8% | 16.9% | 16.2% | 15.2% | 14.0% | 18.9% | 14.5% | 9.2% | 15.4% | 13.9% | 11.7% |
| Indonesia | ID | 91 | 28 | 36.3% | 37.4% | 38.7% | 38.1% | 37.7% | 36.6% | 31.9% | 42.6% | 45.6% | 36.2% | 20.2% | 41.0% | ||||||
| Ireland | IE | 41 | 57 | 36.5% | 36.0% | 40.3% | 30.5% | 32.8% | 31.1% | 34.9% | 31.8% | 26.0% | 19.1% | 24.4% | 23.0% | 21.2% | 21.3% | 19.4% | 21.5% | 21.0% | 15.6% |
| Italy | IT | 49.7 | 46.3 | 34.8% | 35.7% | 34.0% | 29.9% | 29.0% | 27.6% | 24.3% | 33.9% | 26.9% | 29.0% | 26.1% | 30.0% | 23.8% | 36.0% | 21.6% | 21.0% | 14.3% | 18.2% |
| Japan | JP | 90 | 50 | 18.4% | 19.5% | 15.9% | 14.9% | 14.7% | 12.1% | 15.4% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 7.4% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 7.6% |
| Kenya | KE | 59.7 | 29.2 | 37.9% | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | MY | 79.6 | 28 | 36.2% | 39.6% | 40.4% | 40.1% | 36.9% | 33.4% | 22.7% | 27.9% | 24.2% | 26.5% | 22.4% | 25.0% | 25.8% | 28.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 23.0% | |
| Mexico | MX | 14 | 37 | 38.9% | 36.2% | 38.0% | 32.6% | 35.0% | 36.9% | 25.5% | 33.9% | 23.9% | 18.2% | 22.5% | 28.0% | 22.8% | 18.3% | 18.5% | 30.9% | 20.4% | 26.6% |
| Morocco | MA | 45.7 | 40.9 | 34.2% | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | NG | 48 | 30 | 34.0% | 40.6% | 38.7% | 37.7% | 35.7% | 36.2% | 38.5% | 30.1% | 29.3% | 28.8% | 20.5% | |||||||
| Philippines | PH | 87.8 | 35.8 | 43.0% | 43.1% | 48.8% | 39.2% | 48.0% | 42.9% | 37.5% | 46.6% | 39.5% | 39.0% | 40.0% | 37.1% | 38.6% | 34.8% | 47.5% | 50.3% | 39.4% | |
| Singapore | SG | 84.5 | 28 | 36.3% | 31.3% | 49.3% | 33.8% | 32.8% | 30.7% | 33.0% | 29.7% | 29.8% | 25.8% | 22.9% | 23.0% | 27.4% | 23.1% | 29.9% | 27.9% | 20.8% | 23.0% |
| South Africa | ZA | 53 | 13 | 47.2% | 42.0% | 41.0% | 42.5% | 43.4% | 40.1% | 24.2% | 29.0% | 28.2% | 22.7% | 27.3% | 26.0% | 28.2% | 28.1% | 27.4% | 27.9% | 29.3% | 26.5% |
| South Korea | KR | 94 | 62 | 21.7% | 19.6% | 23.5% | 21.1% | 18.3% | 16.5% | 29.9% | |||||||||||
| Spain | ES | 42 | 47.2 | 40.4% | 40.3% | 37.6% | 35.9% | 33.5% | 33.8% | 29.7% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 25.8% | 25.6% | 22.0% | 21.4% | 24.1% | 22.2% | 20.6% | 17.3% | 14.1% |
| Sweden | SE | 51 | 68 | 35.3% | 34.3% | 30.5% | 32.0% | 30.1% | 26.9% | 21.6% | 29.5% | 28.5% | 25.8% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 26.8% | 22.9% | 26.7% | 21.5% | 22.5% | 17.7% |
| Thailand | TH | 79.7 | 37.8 | 43.1% | 41.0% | 36.6% | 38.0% | 34.2% | 33.5% | 19.4% | 42.1% | 31.4% | 37.1% | 27.2% | 38.0% | 35.8% | 39.3% | 45.0% | 37.8% | 39.2% | |
| Turkey | TR | 59.6 | 46.2 | 41.3% | 41.0% | 36.9% | 40.3% | 34.9% | 35.9% | 33.9% | 27.2% | 23.2% | 20.5% | 25.7% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 28.7% | 17.2% | 20.4% |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | 62.9 | 39 | 26.1% | 22.9% | 27.1% | 27.5% | 26.3% | 22.7% | 24.2% | |||||||||||
| United Kingdom | GB | 45 | 62.6 | 36.3% | 33.5% | 32.5% | 32.3% | 33.5% | 29.3% | 25.6% | 22.5% | 18.7% | 21.0% | 22.2% | 20.0% | 19.0% | 20.2% | 23.1% | 20.7% | 19.3% | 17.6% |
| United States | US | 12 | 55 | 34.0% | 34.8% | 30.8% | 33.3% | 32.3% | 28.3% | 31.1% | 21.2% | 22.7% | 23.2% | 21.1% | 22.0% | 20.3% | 16.9% | 15.0% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 19.8% |
| Vietnam | VN | 84.8 | 44 | 37.4% | 33.4% | 33.5% | 33.3% | 38.9% | 32.9% | 36.9% | |||||||||||
Key insights
1.
Investing in commitment to gender diversity
From creating more inclusive work environments to a culture that's more innovative - our Women in Business 2025 research uncovers the equality strategies and targets mid-market firms have set themselves, and the direct impact of each of these on a wide range of business performance areas.
2.
Capitalising on the expectations of gender equity
People care about an organisation's commitment to gender diversity. Our research reveals which group drives the highest number of requests to see the gender balance of senior management teams, before working with an organisation.
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i. Small businesses are key to a more sustainable and inclusive world. Here's why [www.weforum.org]