Female leadership roles on the rise in financial services

Average proportion of women on boards is up 2.1% year-over-year to 38.4% in 2025, data from Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter reveals

Cathy Bryce, chair of Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter steering group and MD of Capital Markets at AIB; Robert Troy, Minister of State; Michael McGrath, EU Commissioner, launching the charter’s 2026 Annual Report at the Central Bank.

Female leadership rates are improving across financial services, newly released data from Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter has shown.

In 2025, the average proportion of women on boards of the charter’s signatory firms increased by 2.1% year-over-year to 38.4%. The average proportion of women at executive committee level increased by 3.2% to 34%.