The same SC data revealed that a total of 62 PLCs in the Top 100 currently held at least 30 per cent women on board as of July 1. — Picture by Miera ZulyanaKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Female representation on boards in the Top 100 publicly listed companies in Malaysia has nearly doubled since 2016, going from 16.6 per cent to 31.4 per cent in 2024, according to the latest data provided by the Securities Commission .
Separately, Bloomberg News said women hold only 16 per cent of board seats at Asia’s largest listed companies on average based on a World Bank-backed report; thus, ranking Malaysia as having the highest female representation on boards in the region. Regional director and country head of recruitment agency Hays Natasha Ishak was quoted as saying an affinity for accounting, statistics and mathematics is one reason why many women in the country were drawn to the world of finance.