Gender Balance Index 2021

The index tracks the presence of men and women in decision-making positions in financial institutions. It is based on a database of almost 9,000 individuals. For the first time this year we are including commercial banks in the analysis to make comparisons between the public and private sector. The 50 commercial banks selected for this report achieved an average score of 29.9, compared to the weighted average score of 27.0 for central banks, 25.4 for pension funds and 18.6 for sovereign funds.