"For young women to see a woman at the top of the United Nations at the top is uplifting. And of course there is no woman secretary general." Beyond the UN, Malcorra sees the current state of women in businesses as "not good" in terms of holding leadership posts. It is a clear regression that we are seeing in the rights of women and the rights of minorities. Women occupy the CEO roles in only 4.7% of leading 150 Silicon Valley companies, according to figures from Silicon Valley Bank.