The most popular position for women is chief financial officer, while chief information officer is the least.
Progress is shower in the group of seven (G7) group of developed economies, where economic performance has lagged behind the high-growth economies of Asia and the Far East.
The G7 economies come bottom of the league table, with just 21% of senior roles occupied by women.This compares with 28% in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies, 32% in Southeast Asia and 40% in the Baltic states.
Britain (19%) and the U.S. (20%) are in the bottom eight countries for women in senior management roles.
These economies are also experiencing low levels of growth, with gross domestic product (GDP) in Japan at 1.9%, Britain 0.1% and the U.S. 2.2% last year.
In contrast, top performer China's GDP growth was 7-8%. The top 10 also features the fast - growing economies of Latvia , Vietnam ,Thailand and Philippines .
The situation is even starker when looking at boardroom positions. In the G7, just 16% of board members are women compared with 26% in the BRIC economics and 38% in the Baltic states.
The research found women are playing major role in driving the world's growth co movies , bringing balance to the excision- making process process and the smooth running of their companies.