We use the labor force ad hoc module "transition from work into retirement" to analyze the link between individual as well as pension system characteristics and planned retirement age within the European Union. We find that timing of retirement is correlated between partners who are, already at...

We use the labor force ad hoc module "transition from work into retirement" to analyze the link between individual as well as pension system characteristics and planned retirement age within the European Union. We find that timing of retirement is correlated between partners who are, already at...

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 shows:...

In den Vorständen und Aufsichtsräten großer Unternehmen in Deutschland waren im vergangenen Jahr erneut mehr Frauen vertreten als zuvor. Gleichwohl ließ die Dynamik insgesamt wieder nach. Das gilt insbesondere für die Vorstände, wie das neueste DIW Managerinnen-Barometer zeigt. Nachdem es...

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...