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Women in Management, Global Comparison

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Published: August 2011

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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

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