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Differences in full-time work experience explain almost a quarter of the gender pay gap in management positions
Holst, Elke; Marquardt, Anne - In: DIW Weekly Report 8 (2018) 34/35, pp. 315-324
Women still earn less than men on average in Germany. This applies to management positions even more: between 2010 and …
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Women on high-level boards of banks and insurance companies: Growth coming to a standstill on supervisory boards
Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 3, pp. 33-45
likely to be promoted to senior management positions than in any other sector. This is due to, among other things …, particularly inflexible working structures for managers, which ensure that women are hardly represented in middle management …
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Increasing Number of Women on Supervisory Boards of Major Companies in Germany: Executive Boards Still Dominated by Men
Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 3, pp. 17-32
The gender quota for supervisory boards is continuing to show its impact: the proportion of women on the supervisory boards of the 200 highest-performing companies in Germany increased by over two percentage points to 27 percent the past year. In the 100 largest companies, it increased by over...
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Financial sector: Proportion of women in top decision-making bodies is increasing more slowly than at the beginning of the decade - equal gender representation is still a long way...
Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 8 (2018) 3, pp. 32-45
Over the past year, the proportion of women serving on the executive and supervisory boards of the top 100 largest banks in Germany rose slightly to almost nine and 23 percent, respectively. However, growth has come to a halt in the 60 largest insurance companies: on both executive and...
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Top-decision naking bodies of large businesses: Gender quota for supervisory boards is effective - development is almost at a standstill for executive boards
Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 8 (2018) 3, pp. 17-31
members. A European comparison also shows that quota laws work-particularly under the threat of sanctions. So far, there has …
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