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Germany’s Share of Women in Leadership Stalls at 29.1%, Below EU Average

New Destatis figures for 2024 indicate that near‑equal female employment in Germany does not translate into senior posts.

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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.
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Overview

  • In 2024 about 540,000 women held leadership roles in Germany versus roughly 1.32 million men, according to Destatis citing Eurostat.
  • Germany’s proportion of female leaders is essentially unchanged since 2014, edging up just 0.1 percentage points as the EU average rose by 3.4 points.
  • The EU average stands at 35.2 percent, placing Germany behind many peers on women’s representation in top positions.
  • Sweden leads the EU with 44.4 percent of leaders being women, while Cyprus ranks lowest at 25.3 percent; Latvia and Poland also post relatively high shares.
  • Italy shows a similarly low leadership share for women at 27.9 percent alongside lower female employment, whereas Austria reaches 36.2 percent with a comparable employment rate.