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Germany’s Female Leadership Share Stalls at 29% in 2024, Below EU Average

The release underscores decade-long stagnation despite EU-wide gains.

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Der Frauenanteil in Führungspositionen in Deutschland ist weiterhin niedrig und hat sich darüber hinaus in den vergangenen zehn Jahren kaum verändert. Im Jahr 2024 hatten 1,32 Millionen Männer eine Führungsposition inne und 540.000 Frauen.

Overview

  • Germany recorded 29.1% women in leadership in 2024, equal to about 540,000 women versus 1.32 million men, according to Destatis, compared with an EU average of 35.2%.
  • Since 2014 Germany’s share has edged up by just 0.1 percentage point (29.0% to 29.1%), while the EU rose by 3.4 points over the same period.
  • Women accounted for 46.9% of all employed persons in Germany in 2024, highlighting the disconnect with their presence in management roles.
  • Germany ranks near the bottom in the EU (reported 22nd of 27), with Sweden highest at 44.4% and Cyprus lowest at 25.3%; Latvia (43.4%) and Poland (41.8%) also report high shares.
  • WSI of the Hans-Böckler Foundation called the stagnation worrying and linked it to structural barriers such as the difficulty of reconciling paid work with care responsibilities and a lack of current policy action.