The number of women on the management boards at Dutch companies listed on a stock exchange increased from 8.5 percent last year to 12.5 percent this year. The proportion of women on supervisory boards increased from 26.8 percent to 29.5 percent, according to the Female Board Index by Mijntje Lückerath, professor of Corporate Governance at the TIAS School for Business and Society.
This is the second year in a row that the number of female executives and supervisory directors increased. "I see this as a break in the trend," Lückerath, who has been tracking these figures for 13
years, said to NOS. "Last year, Eumedion, the advocate for institutional investors, made the appointment of women a spearhead. I think it had a lot of effect, companies do now want any hassle abou their appointments. The pressure is already there. It's gradually becoming embarrassing when the top of a company consists entirely of men."
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More women on Dutch company boards | NL Times
This is the second year in a row that the number of female executives and supervisory directors increased. "I see this as a break in the trend," Lückerath, who has been tracking these figures for 13
years, said to NOS. "Last year, Eumedion, the advocate for institutional investors, made the appointment of women a spearhead. I think it had a lot of effect, companies do now want any hassle abou their appointments. The pressure is already there. It's gradually becoming embarrassing when the top of a company consists entirely of men."
Read more at:
More women on Dutch company boards | NL Times
