Nachdem es jahrelang höchstens in kleinen Schritten voran- ging, haben große Unternehmen in Deutschland zuletzt deutlich mehr Frauen in ihre Vorstände berufen. In den 200 umsatzstärksten Unternehmen gab es im Spätherbst des vergangenen Jahres 139 Vorständinnen und damit 38 mehr als ein...

There was a significant increase in the number of women on executive boards of large companies in Germany from 2020 to 2021 after years of slow progress: In fall 2021, there were 139 women on the executive boards of the 200 largest companies, 38 more than in 2020. This is an increase of a good...

The upward trend in women’s representation on executive and supervisory boards of major companies in Germany continued in 2022, although the overall momentum has slowed yet again. Growth on executive boards in particular has slowed, as the most recent DIW Berlin Women Executives Barometer...

The number of women serving on the executive boards of large companies in Germany once again increased in 2023: Around 18 percent (153 of 875) of executive board members at the 200 largest companies were women as of late fall 2023, two percentage points higher than in 2022. Thus, growth has...