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Proportion of women on top-decision making bodies of large companies increasing, except on supervisory boards in the financial sector

Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 32-42

not mean that a serious rethinking of policies and practices has begun at the upper management levels. Upon closer … to management positions could soon intensify. Companies should urgently increase their efforts to work towards gender …

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Boards of major German companies are gradually changing

Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 30-31

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More women on supervisory boards: increasing indications that the effect of the gender quota extends to executive boards

Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 44-49

influence how executive board positions are filled and thus to work towards more women in upper management. In many places … organization could help to increase the proportion of women in management positions in a sustainable way. …

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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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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 : economy, politics, science : a … 8 (2018) 3, pp. 17-31

The gender quota for supervisory boards in Germany is effective: by the end of 2017, the proportion of women on the supervisory boards of a good 100 companies that are subject to the quota had risen to 30 percent-three percentage points more than in the previous year. Almost two-thirds of the...

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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

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 : economy, politics, science : a … 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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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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Momentum in sight for the executive boards of major German companies

Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 3/4, pp. 17-19

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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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