Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) and Accredited Chartered Manager (CMI), Eman Deabil, has written a number of articles for Woman This Month on the topic of ‘Women’s Path to The Boardroom’ and given readers valuable insights into how to climb the corporate ladder and get to the boardroom. In this article, Eman follows up by looking at the current situation and provides a researched insight into the current situation revealing dramatic statistics of women representation in Bahrain listed companies. Women in Bahrain, and all around the world, are making waves in the community through their extensive contributions. The role of women in the boardroom in the Kingdom can be strengthened if there is a push for gender equality. Simply put: representation across the board matters. 5.9 percent - Women Representation in Bahrain Listed Companies In 2021 and early 2022, we examined women representation in the boardroom carried out by a sample of 117 organisations based in Bahrain, the percentage was 9.8 percent in 2021, and 11 percent in 2022. In this article we cover the listed companies in Bahrain. According to the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) a "Listed Company means any company whose securities are listed on the Stock Exchange”. In Bahrain we have 42 publicly listed companies on Bahrain Bourse spanning over nine categories, as seen on the Bahrain Bourse website. An analysis was conducted by looking at the Board of Directors of each company and concluded the following: WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN BAHRAIN’S BOARDROOMS LIFESTYLE | opinion www.bahrainthismonth.com 102 September 2022
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