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Six out of ten fulfil the gender demands
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2007-07-13T10:00:00.000Z
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Board and management in limited companies, 2007

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Six out of ten fulfil the gender demands

By 1 July 2007, 57 per cent of public limited companies fulfil the requirement for gender representation in the board. This is a distinct increase compared with the numbers for 1 January 2007.

The law considering gender representation in publicly owned enterprises and privately owned public limited companies (PLC) came into force 1 January 2006. By 1 July 2007, 517 active PLCs were registered. 294 of these, 57 per cent, fulfil the requirements. Compared with 1 January 2007, this is an increase, because at that time, 193 public limited companies (38 per cent) fulfilled the requirement for gender representation.

A lack of 305 women

Three out of ten board members are women, and there is still a lack of 305 women to fulfil the requirements of 40 per cent women in the boardroom. 116 public limited companies have no women on the board, and only 4 per cent of the chairmen are women.

308 of the public limited companies, 59.6 per cent, now fulfil the requirements of owner-elected members of board. 49 of the enterprises have requirements for employee-elected member of bard. 30 of the enterprises, 61 per cent fulfil this requirement.

Female members of board are younger and more educated

Average age of a female member of board is 45.6 years, while the average age of a male member of board is 51.2 years. Six out of ten male members of board have completed tertiary education, and corresponding seven out of ten female members.

Requirements

The requirements for gender representation concerning the owner-elected members of board vary with the size of the board. If the board consists of two or three owner-elected members, then both genders must be represented. If the board consists of four or five members, then both genders must be represented with at least two persons. If the board consists of six to eight owner-elected members, then both genders must be represented with at least three persons. At least four persons of both genders must be represented if the board consists of nine owner-elected members, and if the board consists of ten or more members, both genders must be represented by at least 40 per cent.

There is also a requirement concerning the employee-elected members of board. If there is more than one employee-elected member of board, both genders must be represented. The requirement for gender representation is dropped if one gender constitutes less than 20 per cent of the work force.

If a PLC has more than one deputy, both genders also must be represented.

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