It shows that women hold just 15% of board seats worldwide, although this represents a slight increase from the 12% recorded in 2015, with New Zealand achieving the strongest growth in female representation since then.

Norway currently has the highest share of women on corporate boards with 42%, and the UAE has the least on 2.1%, while the UK is 13th on the list of 44 countries studied with 20%.

More information: http://www.theactuary.com/news/2017/06/gender-diversity-doubles-with-female-leadership/