Economy In 2018 was 36 percent of the managerial staff in Europe are women. Slightly more than a quarter (27 percent) of the members of boards of directors of listed companies was a woman, just like less of a fifth (17 per cent) of the managers. That is according to figures from Eurostat on the occasion of the International Women’s day. Although women are the half part of the employees in the European Union, they remain in the management under-represented.
There is only one EU-member state where women are the majority in the management. That is Latvia, where 56 percent of staff are women. Bulgaria and Estonia, each with 49 percent women, complete the top three. At the bottom of the list, dangle Luxembourg (15 per cent), Cyprus (23 percent), just as the Czech republic, Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands (each 29 percent). Belgium is located around the European average of 36 percent.
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the boards of directors and the executives the figures are even worse. Regarding the representation of women in the boards of directors are concerned, it is France with 44 percent the best student. Then follow Italy and Sweden, with 36 percent. Worst students in the class are Estonia (8 per cent), Greece (9 percent) and Malta (10%). Belgium, with 32 percent women better this time than the European average.
Lithuania scores the best in the genderverdeling in the management of the largest listed companies. There is 28 percent of a woman. Followed by Bulgaria and Latvia (each 27 percent). At the bottom of the list are Austria (5 percent), Czech republic (6 percent) and Italy (9 percent). Belgium scores with 14.4 percent less than the European average of 17 percent.
