The analysis is based on a data-set covering nearly 7,000 companies in 64 countries.

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Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (center) and Vietnamese businesswomen

Vietnam takes the lead in Asia with 17.6 percent of female board members in a sample of 50 Vietnamese companies, higher than the global average of 15 percent.

The figure is 13.7 percent for Malaysia and 10.2 percent for Singapore.

The report also stated that percentage of women leadership in Asia remains low, only higher than Latin America. Meanwhile, Europe has the highest ratio, with 22.8 percent of women in boards.   

In April, Vietnam was also ranked among top 10 countries which is most suitable for women-founded start-ups in a report of Mastercard.

Source: VNA