In the US, female tenure professors make up less than 30% of all tenure staff. (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 South America is around 44% (UNESCO). For example, women make up a surprising 63% of researchers Bolivia. However, 

However,  for higher paying private sector research roles in the 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)