Women in Management, Global Comparison
| Country |
% Women legislators, senior officials and managers |
|
Women in Management: Asia |
|
|
Philippines |
53.3% |
|
Russian Federation (2007) |
38.7% |
|
Thailand |
23.7% |
|
Japan* |
9.3% |
|
Women in Management: Central & South American & the Caribbean |
|
|
Chile (2007) |
23.2%* |
|
Panama |
48.7% |
|
Barbados (2003) |
44.9% |
|
Brazil (2007) |
36.1% |
|
Costa Rica |
30.9% |
|
Peru |
5.6% |
|
Argentina (2006) |
23.2% |
|
Women in Management: Eastern European |
|
|
Hungary |
36.7% |
|
Poland |
36.2% |
|
Czech Republic |
28.3% |
|
Croatia |
26.3% |
|
Women in Management: Western European |
|
|
France |
38.5% |
|
Germany |
37.8% |
|
United Kingdom (2007) |
34.7% |
|
Spain |
32.4% |
|
Sweden |
32.3% |
|
Norway |
31.3% |
|
Switzerland |
30.2% |
|
Women in Management: Middle East and Africa |
|
|
Israel (1999) |
26.1% |
|
Ethiopia (2005) |
20.1% |
|
West Bank & Gaza Strip |
9.9% |
|
Egypt (2007) |
11.1% |
|
United Arab Emirates |
9.9% |
|
Women in Management: North America |
|
|
United States |
42.8% |
|
Canada |
36.0% |
|
Mexico |
30.7% |
|
Women in Management: the Pacific |
|
|
New Zealand |
40.0% |
|
Australia |
36.8% |
Years Reported
Data are from the most recent year for which data are available. Unless otherwise indicated, all data are from 2008.
Classification
The countries in the tables measure their workforce using the International Standard Classification of Occupations version ISCO-88, and the relevant category counts legislators, senior officials, and managers.
* This information for Japan and Chile is relevant to administrative and managerial workers, and is thus, not strictly comparable to the other percentages of women (for legislators, senior officials and managers), although the number is accurate. Japan and Chile measure its workforces using the International Standard Classification of Occupations version ISCO-1968, and the relevant category counts administrative and managerial workers.
SOURCE
International Labour Office, LABOURSTA, "Table 1D: Economically Active Population, By Occupation and Status in Employment."
UPDATED August 16, 2011
