DFM | ADX | Total UAE | |
No. companies | 48 | 67 | 115 |
No. companies that have women on board | 24 | 44 | 68 |
% companies with women on board | 50.0% | 65.7% | 59.1% |
Total no. board seats | 353 | 515 | 868 |
Total no. board seats held by women | 29 | 48 | 77 |
% women on UAE listed boards | 8.2% | 9.3% | 8.9% |
No. companies with 20% or more women on board | 8 | 11 | 19 |
% all companies with 20% or more women | 16.7% | 16.4% | 16.5% |
Company | Symbol | Exchange | % of women on board |
Amanat | AMANAT | DFM | 33% |
Al Khazna Insurance Company | AKIC | ADX | 29% |
Emirates Steel Arkan Group | EMSTEEL | ADX | 29% |
SHUAA | SHUAA | DFM | 29% |
Ras Al Khaimah Company for White Cement & Construction Materials | RAKWCT | ADX | 25% |
Dubai Financial Market | DFM | DFM | 22% |
Methaq Takaful Insurance Company | METHAQ | ADX | 22% |
Apex Group | APEX | ADX | 20% |
Alpha Dhabi Holding | ALPHADHABI | ADX | 20% |
AMAN Insurance | AMAN | DFM | 20% |
Du | DU | DFM | 20% |
Emirates Driving Company | DRIVE | ADX | 20% |
Emirates Islamic Bank | DFM | 20% | |
International Holding Company | IHC | ADX | 20% |
Multiply Group | MULTIPLY | ADX | 20% |
Orient Insurance | ORIENT | DFM | 20% |
Orient UNB Takaful | OUTFL | DFM | 20% |
Ras Al Khaimah Poultry and Feeding Company | RAPCO | ADX | 20% |
Ras Al Khaimah National Insurance Company | RAKNIC | ADX | 20% |
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