2001-current: Ms. Carolyn Hannan (Sweden), Director, DAW
1999-2001: Ms. Yakin Ertürk (Turkey), Director, DAW
1996-1997: Ms. Angela E.V. King (Jamaica), Director, DAW
1993-1995: Ms. Gertrude Mongella (United Republic of Tanzania), Assistant Secretary-General and Secretary-General for the Fourth World Conference on Women
1988-1993: Ms. Chafika Selami-Meslem (Algeria), Director, Division for the Advancement of Women
1981-1987: Ms. Chafika Selami-Meslem (Algeria), Director, Branch for the Advancement of Women
1978-1981; Ms. Manae Kubota (Japan), Chief, Branch for the Advancement of Women
1974-1977: Ms. Margaret Bruce (UK), Deputy Director, Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs and Chief, Branch for the Promotion of Equality between Men and Women
1963-1973: Ms. Margaret Bruce (UK), Chief, Section on the Status of Women
1959-1962: Ms. Sophie Grinberg-Vinaver (France), Chief, Section on the Status of Women
1950-1958: Ms. Mary Tennison-Woods (Australia), Chief, Section on the Status of Women
1948-1949: Ms. Amanda Labarca (Chile), Chief, Section on the Status of Women
1947: Ms. Leonie Mitchell (UK), Acting Chief, Section on the Status of Women
1946: Ms. Elsie Bowerman (UK), Acting Chief, Section on the Status of Women
