Interactive Catalogue

Act on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Executive Positions in the Private and the Public Sector

Best Practice

Promoter Information:

Name: The Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)

Email: poststelle@bmfsfj-bund.de-mail.de

Website: https://www.bmfsfj.de/

Abstract:

Hence women are under-represented on supervisory and management boards, the Act on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Executive Positions in the Private and the Public Sector is designed to ensure that women and men are equally represented in top management positions. This initiative is targeted to women and men in management positions. The proportion of women on supervisory boards with fixed quotas stands at an average 34 percent. Since the Act came into force in 2015, the proportion of women has increased by almost 13 percentage points. The proportion of women on supervisory boards with no fixed quotas stands at an average of only 21.2 percent. The past three years have shown that in those companies subject to the fixed quota requirement, the proportion of women on supervisory boards has risen faster than in others. That means the quota is working.

Keywords:

gender quotas, supervisory boards, management boards, equal participation

Dates:

Jan. 1, 2015 - None

Source Specificity:

Initiative/Practice/Project/Programme/Case Studies, Public Policy Document

Website:

https://www.bmfsfj.de/bmfsfj/themen/gleichstellung/frauen-und-arbeitswelt/quote-privatwitschaft/mehr-frauen-in-fuehrungspositionen-in-der-privatwirtschaft-78562

Power Domains:

Social

Methods Tools:

Gender Training, Monitoring, Self-regulation

Country:

DE

City:

unspecified

Implementation Scale:

national

Language:

German

Other Links:

https://www.bmfsfj.de/bmfsfj/themen/gleichstellung/frauen-und-arbeitswelt/quote-privatwitschaft/mehr-frauen-in-fuehrungspositionen-in-der-privatwirtschaft-78562