In most member states, the proportion of non-executive women directors was higher than among the executive director seats between 2012 and 2014, except in nine countries (Chezc Republic, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta, Portugal and Romania) where in one or more years women were better represented among the executive director posts.
In 2012, women occupied 10 percent of the executive posts in Portugal, a proportion that fell to 8 percent in 2013 and then went back up to 9 percent in 2014.
The non-executive seats were held by women in 7 percent of the cases in 2012, this then rose to 10 percent in 2013 and 2014.
In the judicial system, the study said there were hardly any women at all at the top in Portugal, Spain and the UK (less than 15 percent).
The study also said that men dominate the central banks, finance ministries and the board rooms throughout Europe with just one place in 25 being occupied by women.