Artikel
More women on supervisory boards: Increasing indications that the effect of the gender quota extends to executive boards
The statutory gender quota for supervisory boards is effective: the proportion of women on supervisory boards has increased over the past years, especially in the companies subject to the quota. But is the quota creating trickle-down effects for executive boards? As the second part of the DIW Berlin Women Executives Barometer, this report analyzes whether a relationship between the growth of the proportion of women on supervisory boards and on executive boards exists. The key result is that a relationship is discernible and there are good indications that the gender quota for supervisory boards positively influences the presence of women on executive boards. However, a cause and effect relationship has yet to be demonstrated. Answers from interviews with 60 supervisory board members of both genders show they have a wide range of opportunities to influence how executive board positions are filled and thus to work towards more women in upper management. In many places, however, these possibilities have not yet been fully exhausted. Further political and social pressure and new forms of work organization could help to increase the proportion of women in management positions in a sustainable way.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Journal: DIW Weekly Report ; ISSN: 2568-7697 ; Volume: 10 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 4/5 ; Pages: 44-49 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining: Other
Labor Discrimination: Public Policy
Business Objectives of the Firm
Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises
Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
- Thema
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corporate boards
board composition
boards of directors
board diversity
Europe
women directors
gender equality
gender quota
Germany
management
private companies
public companies
supervisory boards
executive boards
CEOs
women
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Kirsch, Anja
Wrohlich, Katharina
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Berlin
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2020
- DOI
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doi:10.18723/diw_dwr:2020-4-3
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Kirsch, Anja
- Wrohlich, Katharina
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Entstanden
- 2020
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