The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of women in leadership positions (senior executive and management roles) in private companies within the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (i.e., Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, and United Arab Emirates). Henceforth in this article we refer to the countries collectively as either the Gulf Arab states or the GCC countries, and the countries by their common or shortened names (e.g., Bahrain, UAE). The study explores where women are located within the organizations (e.g., as board members, chief officers, vice presidents, top management, division or unit heads) and analyzes and compares them by country, business classification, company size, and ownership. Although we recognize that not all women in the workforce in these countries are Arab or Muslim, we concentrate our review on the GCC culture and context because of its impact on gender equality in the business world.