Study: Progress on women on executive boards at German firms stalls

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2026-07-29

Frankfurt (dpa) - Progress in increasing the number of women in senior leadership positions at Germany's largest listed companies has largely stalled, with female representation on management boards declining over the past year, according to a study published on Wednesday. "The years-long increase in the share of women in leadership positions in the private sector has largely come to a halt," the advocacy group Women on Board (Fidar) said. Most o......

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