Corporate Governance

The IMF is leading the way in women at the top, but more can be done 

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos women business businesswoman businessman corporation corporate finance wall street stock exchange capitalism private ownership board c-suite CEOs CFOs corporation united states us america wall street change gender parity equality goldman sachs davos industry representation fair finance fiscal financial economics economies trading trade price money profit value men male female change changing 2020 future taxation tax wealth gross domestic product gdp politics democracy capitalism socialism fairness economics government govern administration system power voting votes elections electing faith trust electorate legislature house of commons house of lords congress senate house of representative prime minister government cabinet president executive legislative

Currently 35% percent of department directors at the IMF are women. Image: REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Louise Levonian
Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean, IMF
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
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