The fourth report of the Balance for Better Business Review Group shows Irish businesses have made important progress in achieving gender balance at board and leadership level within the past year. The report was launched on 13 December by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD and the Balance for [...]
Balance for Better Business warns progress is fragile. 1 in 4 ISEQ20 companies have no female representation on leadership teams. 5 Mar 21 Dublin, Friday 5 March 2021: The latest data from Balance for Better Business has revealed that the number of women on the boards of Ireland’s top 20 listed companies has [...]
Gender Imbalance on Leadership Teams Persists Despite Progress on Boards Balance for Better Business Launches Third Report 16 Dec 20 Positives – Boards ISEQ 20 companies on average have achieved 2021 Board target of 27% Ireland’s ranking among EU-28 companies continues to improve, from 17th to 13th in the last two years Negatives [...]
This report shows that we have seen some progress in female participation on boards and leaderships teams, especially for ISEQ20 companies, where the average representation on boards is up from 18% when the initiative was launched in 2018 to over 27% now. Ireland continues to close the gap relative to the EU27. Click here to [...]
Balance for Better Business pleased by continued progress on percentage of women on listed company boards 5 Mar 20 Highlights ISEQ 20 companies surpass end of 2020 gender target as Irish listed businesses narrow gap with EU peers The percentage of boards with three or more females increased from 25% to 32% Challenges [...]