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While Still In The Minority, Women Become More Influential In Private Equity - Data
More women from the Asian and “rest of the world” region hold senior roles in the private equity sector than is the case among women in North America and Europe, suggesting that the East is not just ahead of the West on the basis of economic growth, figures show.
According to Preqin, the research firm, the share of senior roles held by women in Asia and rest of world-based private equity firms is 10.4 per cent in 2012, a rise from 8.7 per cent just a year before. The 2012 figure compares with 9.2 per cent and 9.9 per cent for North America and Europe, respectively.
The data was drawn from Preqin’s online databases featuring more than 5,700 fund managers.
Among other details, the research showed that women account for an average of 13.5 per cent and 12 per cent of senior roles at infrastructure and real estate firms respectively; at venture and buyout firms, the shares are 9.7 per cent and 6.9 per cent, the figures showed.
