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Gender parity on top boards is still a far-off goal, and it is time for companies to take action
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Thompson, Philipp … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 3/4, pp. 17-19
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Executive boards remain dominated by men, but change is finally coming
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 18-19
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Markedly more women on executive boards of large companies : inclusion requirement seemingly already having an effect
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 20-31
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...
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While gender quotas for top positions in the private sector differ across EU countries, they are effective overall
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 32-39
This second report in the DIW Berlin Women Executives Barometer 2022 explores the designs and effects of gender quotas across Europe, coming to the conclusion that they are an effective instrument for increasing the share of women in top positions at large companies. Furthermore, the quotas...
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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 : economy, politics, science : a … 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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Number of women on boards of large firms increasing slowly : legal requirements could provide momentum
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 3/4, pp. 20-31
The proportion of women on the boards of large companies in Germany continued to increase during 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2020, there were 101 female executive board members in the 200 largest companies, seven more than in 2019. However, growth was slow, as it was in some of the other...
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Gender diversity benefits supervisory board work of many companies
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 3/4, pp. 32-38
Over the past years, the proportion of women on the supervisory boards of major companies in Germany has increased. As this second report in the DIW Women Executives Barometer 2021 shows, this has a meaningful, positive impact on the supervisory boards of many companies, and affects interactions...
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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 : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 3, pp. 33-45
, particularly inflexible working structures for managers, which ensure that women are hardly represented in middle management …
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Number of women on boards of large companies keeps growing : momentum from inclusion requirement, however, is waning
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 3/4, pp. 20-31
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...
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Share of women on the executive boards of large companies has increased, but generally Is at most one woman
Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina; Kirsch, Anja - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 14 (2024) 3, pp. 17-28
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...
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