First, the sheer numbers at the top: women make up less than 20 percent of executiveofficers and board directors in the industry and less than a quarter of seniorofficers.
Among the 295 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), blacks account for just 4% of chief executiveofficers, 2% of chief financial officers and 15% of other senior posts.
In a letter to parliament's Culture, Media and Sport committee last month, James Murdoch said he could have asked more questions of seniorofficers at the firm, but rejected the suggestion that his resignation as chief executive reflected unrevealed knowledge relating to the scandal.
Women make up less than 20 percent of executiveofficers in the finance and insurance industries and just 15 percent of executive or senior-level officials in investment banking and securities companies, according to analysis by Catalyst.