Europe leads the way in gender diversity at board level

Half of funds have 30% women

Kathleen Gallagher
clock • 4 min read

There are stark geographical differences when it comes to female board participation in fund’s underlying companies, according to research from MSCI for Investment Week. 

Figures reveal that while over half of funds focused on Europe have an average female board participation of at least 30%, just 8.5% of funds focused on Asia can claim the same in 2022.  "On an aggregate basis, developed market funds perform better on portfolio level female board participation versus emerging market peers," explained Rumi Mahmood, vice president, ESG and climate research at MSCI.  Board gender parity delayed to 2059 at current pace Veronique Morel, wealth manager at Raymond James, said the data "rings true".  "It is more widely acceptable to have females on boar...

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