However, there's still a long way to go before the glass ceiling is truly broken.
In 2018, the average full-time female worker made just 81.6 cents for every dollar her male counterpart made.
The number of women directors at FTSE-100 companies increased by 50% over the last five years and one in five boardroom roles are now held by women, The Guardian reported.
In Spain, 14 of the 35 IBEX companies have not met their target of 30% women on their boards and only 5% of financing rounds between 2016 and 2020 were led by women.
Many women are now at the helm of tech companies in Spain including Google, HP, IBM, and Fujitsu while others hold important roles at