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Woman Up. Wie Unternehmen mit Vielfalt an die Spitze kommen BCG Gender Diversity Index Austria 2020

Literature Item

Author Information:

Name: Lukas Haider, Sabine Stock, Karin Scheteli - BCG Boston Consulting Group

Email: None

Website: https://web-assets.bcg.com/

Abstract:

The Report analyses the situation of Austria in women in leadership and top positions comparing data with other EU countries. The study examines personnel development in the executive and supervisory boards of the 50 largest Austrian listed companies in the past year. The proportion of women is considered in the same way as their remuneration in comparison to the male incumbents. In addition, BCG has interviewed Austrian board members, supervisory board members and personnel consultants in the past few months. Their views are included in the present study in the form of concrete examples and statements. Austria is not performing very well, so some of the recommendations defined in the Report are the following: progress needs to be taken and actions must be concrete in Austrian corporates and urgently. As a first step, it would be advisable to focus on a diverse range of junior staff at an early stage, to promote them and to prepare them for the top management levels. In addition, it is essential that companies set targets to increase the proportion of women. This is relevant for the first and second level of staff below the executive board as it is for the executive board and the supervisory board itself. Moreover key positions should also be covered by women, as this sends out a message throughout the company.

Keywords:

gender diversity index, women in top management positions, women leadership

Dates:

Feb. 1, 2021 - None

Source Specificity:

None, None, None

Website:

https://web-assets.bcg.com/76/38/da9ca6dd4485a37e9286bdb1e99b/bcg-gender-diversity-index-austria-2020-04mar21.pdf

Power Domains:

Economic

Methods Tools:

Awareness-raising, Monitoring, Networking

Country:

AT

City:

None

Implementation Scale:

national

Language:

German

Other Links:

https://www.bcg.com/womanup-bcg-gender-diversity-index-2020-companies-with-diversity-get-to-the-top