In the US, female tenure professors make up less than 30% of all tenure staff. (cite) Other (cite) Other  western countries share similar numbers. In France, women comprised around 28% of all researchers. The only exceptions where females seem to take the lead are  are in  some South American countries--the average proportion off male researchers in the continent South America  is around 44% (UNESCO). For example, women make up a surprising 63% of researchers in the country. Bolivia.  However, for higher paying private sector  research roles inthen private sector,  the number drops dramatically to __. South American, such as those in Argentina, where 53% of researchers are women, only 29% of private sector researcher are women. - See more at: http://www.uis.unesco.org/ScienceTechnology/Pages/women-in-science-leaky-pipeline-data-viz.aspx#sthash.lnhE4xit.dpuf.  (UNESCO)