Top Global Indian Women Leaders - 2026

Although women’s representation in the overall workforce has increased dramatically over the past few years, yet a lot of ground remains to be covered. Women remain to be grossly under-represented in leadership roles.

Globally, women form less than one third of all leadership roles.

The highest numbers of women in leadership come from France (34%) and Sweden (37%). On the contrary, United Arab Emirates (20%), Germany (23%) and the Netherlands (26%) are lagging behind the average.

It still remains exasperating to see women being underrepresented in leadership positions even after witnessing the stark benefits of having more women leader.

We are however hopeful that the global corporate world will course correct and welcome more women in leadership roles.

Till then it is imperative that we highlight the success stories of women leaders who have successfully overcome the gender hurdle at work. In this month's special edition about Global Indian Women leaders, meet inspirational women leaders from Australia and Dubai.