“There is a positive correlation between the proportion of women in Executive Committees/boards and progressive corporate performance,” she said.
“Leveraging on our Director Placement service, to draw attention to members on the IoDZ, WoBZ members are expected to take board vacancies.”
Africa is at 21%.
The continent still has mixed progress; South Africa leads with 32%, Rwanda 26%, Kenya 24% and Botswana 29%.
Various organisations are beginning to consider board diversity and gender balance.