Particle.news
Download on the App Store
4 ARTICLES
·
last wk.

Germany's Gender Quotas Drive Record Female Representation in Leadership

A decade after the first gender-quota law, women now hold 37.5% of supervisory board seats in private firms, but calls grow to expand the rules to more companies.

Image
Image

Overview

  • Female representation on private-sector supervisory boards has nearly doubled in ten years, reaching 37.5%, while public-sector boards have climbed to 38.9%.
  • Executive board representation for women has quadrupled in listed companies, rising from 5% to 20.2%, and public firms saw an increase from 13.1% to 31%.
  • The 2016 and 2022 Führungspositionengesetz laws introduced binding quotas, mandating 30% female supervisory board representation and at least one woman on executive boards with more than three members.
  • Currently, only 100 companies are subject to supervisory board quotas, and fewer firms are covered by executive board mandates, leading to calls for broader application.
  • Advocates, including Fidar President Anja Seng, urge extending quotas to firms with over 500 employees or listed status to sustain progress toward gender parity.