Women CEOs in New Zealand earn an average salary of $5.9 million, twice that of their male counterparts
In 2023, New Zealand had the strongest board representation with more than 40% of female CEOs, according to MSCI.

New Zealand is showing the way for women participation in executive roles, as well as compensation, at a time when the rest of the world suffers from dismal female representation in leadership positions.

Women CEOs in New Zealand earned an average salary of $5.9 million, more than twice their male counterparts, who had an average pay of $2.6 million.

This Pacific Island nation had the strongest board representation with more than 40% of female CEOs, according to MSCI's latest report.

This is in sharp contrast to just 6.5% CEO positions held by women — a slight rise from 5.8% in 2022 — the MSCI ACWI index of 2,868 large- and mid-cap companies from developed as well emerging markets showed. Women held 19% of CFO roles.