Proportion of European female directors on boards increase
8 October 2014
More than 20% of directors on large European company boards are women, an increase from 15.6% two years ago, according to research conducted by executive search and talent management firm Egon Zehnder.
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
More than 20% of directors on large European company boards are women, an increase from 15.6% two years ago, according to research conducted by executive search and talent management firm Egon Zehnder.
The ‘2014 Egon Zehnder European Board Diversity Analysis’, which was based on a survey of more than 350 companies across 17 European countries, also found that boards had progressed on other aspects of diversity.
Nearly one third of directors (32.3%) in large European company boards are non-nationals, representing a change from 2006 when just 22.7% were non-nationals.
However, the study also revealed a continued scarcity of female executive directors, which made up only 5.6% of those surveyed.
The ‘2014 Egon Zehnder European Board Diversity Analysis’, which was based on a survey of more than 350 companies across 17 European countries, also found that boards had progressed on other aspects of diversity.
Nearly one third of directors (32.3%) in large European company boards are non-nationals, representing a change from 2006 when just 22.7% were non-nationals.
However, the study also revealed a continued scarcity of female executive directors, which made up only 5.6% of those surveyed.
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