Thursday, September 11, 2014

Too few women in top business but ‘quota horse drug’ – z24

Too few women in top business but 'quota horse drug' – z24

There are still far fewer women on the boards of companies than the government wants. The target of 30 per cent is by far not achieved. last year, but there are slightly more female board members and commissioners were added, according to a study that was presented Thursday to Minister Jet Bussemaker of Education, Culture and Science. Representation of women on the boards of companies increased last year 1.5 percentage point to 8.9 percent. Proportionoffemaleresearchersbysector commissioners grew by 1.4 percentage points to 11.2 percent. respectively met only 13.5 and 16.6 percent of the 800 companies surveyed for the efforts of the government . Objectives not achieved later in 2016, the proportion of women in both the supervisory boards and boards of directors 30 percent, according to the Dutch goals. At the current rate it will take until 2028 for the Boards consist of at least 30 percent women, says the report which was commissioned by the committee 'Monitoring talent to the top.

Minister Bussemaker find a quota no suitable method to the top of companies get more women Photo ANP

Some work still far fewer women in governance. companies than the government wants the target of 30 percent is not achieved by a long

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There are last year but slightly more female board members and commissioners were added, according to a study that was presented Thursday to Minister Jet Bussemaker of Education, Culture and Science

The proportion of women on the boards of directors of companies increased last year by 1.5 percentage point to 8.9 percent.. The proportion of female commissioners grew by 1.4 percentage points to 11.2 percent. Respectively met only 13.5 and 16.6 percent of the 800 companies surveyed for the efforts of the government

Goals not achieved

the proportion of women in both the supervisory boards and boards of directors should be 30 percent, according to the Dutch goals later in 2016.

At the current rate it will take until 2028 consist of the Boards for at least 30 percent women, says the report that is created commissioned by the committee on ‘Monitoring talent to the top. ” For the supervisory boards will take until 2027 for this target is reached

. Last week the TIAS Business School in Tilburg-based survey of listed companies to a similar conclusion

Quota horse means

. Minister Bussemakerhuis is unhappy about the slow progress. But the minister is not in favor of the introduction of a quota. “That’s a horse tranquilizer. But with the current figures, we can not arrive in Brussels. This is just a waste of talent. It will change only slightly if companies stick their necks out “

The top positions are usually still filled by men.. In just 5.3 percent of the companies had a female CEO. 3.5 percent of the chairmen of the supervisory boards were women

Companies that fail to meet the targets, due mostly to the fact that recent new directors. appointed. Or the board consists of only one person, or the appointment of the directors is determined by a foreign parent company.

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