Women on Boards: Commission proposes 40% objective
20 November 2013, 19:43 CET
The European Commission is taking action to break the glass ceiling that continues to bar female talent from top positions in Europe’s biggest companies. The Commission has proposed legislation with the aim of attaining a 40% objective of the under-represented sex in non-executive board-member positions in publicly listed companies, with the exception of small and medium enterprises. Currently, boards are dominated by one gender: 85% of non-executive board members and 91.1% of executive board members are men, while women make up 15% and 8.9% respectively.
The link address is: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/gender-equality/news/121114_en.htm
