Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/310944 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] DIW Weekly Report [ISSN:] 2568-7697 [Volume:] 15 [Issue:] 3/4 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 17-28
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
In 2024, the share of women on the top decision-making boards of the largest companies in Germany increased. A solid 19 percent of all executive board members at the 200 largest companies are now women, and almost 26 percent of members at the 40 largest listed companies are women. The financial sector is also catching up in this regard. Moreover, legal requirements, such as the inclusion requirement for listed companies with full co-determination whose executive board has at least four members, are having an effect: Nearly all companies in this group now have at least one woman on their executive board, with nearly one third even having two or more. Thus, women's access to executive board positions has improved over the past 15 years. However, this does not necessarily mean that women have the same amount of influence on the executive boards as their male counterparts. Therefore, companies must focus on developing an inclusive company culture in which diversity is reflected in both the formal composition as well as in practice.
Subjects: 
corporate boards
board composition
boards of directors
board diversity
women directors
executive directors
gender equality
gender quota
Germany
JEL: 
D22
J16
J59
J78
L21
L32
M14
M51
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Document Type: 
Article

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