A new report shows 11% of board members of listed companies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are women, compared to 5% across the GCC
The UAE has the highest percentage of women on the boards of listed companies at 11%, compared to 5% across the GCC.
A new report by Heriot-Watt University and Aurora50 said 11%, or 133 of the 1,231 board seats of the 168 Abu Dhabi and Dubai-listed companies, are held by women, whereas the percentage across the GCC overall, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, is 5%.
After the UAE, Oman has the highest number of women board members, at 5.8%, Bahrain 5.5%, Kuwait: 5% Saudi Arabia 2% and Qatar 1.8%.
The data was published in the GCC Board Gender Index 2024 by Heriot-Watt University and diversity and inclusion agency Aurora50.
The UAE made it mandatory for listed companies to have at least one woman board member more than three years ago.
Source: Zawya