United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative - New Data On Women In Top Corporate Positions Date
08/03/2021
On the occasion of International Women’s Day the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative (UN SSE) releases today (8th March 2021) brand new data on gender equality on the boards of the top 100 issuers on 22 major G20 stock exchanges as well as an overview of the number of female chairs and CEOs that lead these companies.
The review of 2,200 companies provides a ranking of exchanges based on the state of gender equality in the top positions in companies listed on their markets. Gender equality is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals agreed to by UN member States. Stock exchanges and other capital market stakeholders can play an important role in promoting gender equality and this new data can serve as a benchmark for them and other relevant institutions in their efforts to promote gender equality in their markets.