Power of women in leadership: driving innovation, growth and job creation

Diversity is more than just the right thing to do – it's good for business.

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Diversity is more than just the right thing to do – it's good for business. Across industries, companies that embrace gender diversity, especially in leadership, outperform those that do not. Studies show that businesses with more women in decision-making roles achieve higher profitability, greater innovation, and better risk management.

The evidence is clear: diverse leadership drives economic success and business innovation. Sweden and Viet Nam have long promoted female leadership, and the results speak for themselves. As of 2025, women hold 36 per cent of board seats in Sweden's publicly listed companies and 36.3 per cent of senior management roles.

In Viet Nam, female board representation in listed enterprises rose to 18 per cent in 2024, with 284 of 500 HOSE and HNX companies having at least one woman on their Board of Directors.