TOWARDS THE TOP - ADVANCING WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE

‘Women’s economic engagement and the Europe2020 agenda’ Conference, Dublin, April 30 2013

Mirella Visser LL.M.Centre for Inclusive Leadership

My experience & books My education My management positions

My former boards My current boards

SANDHI INSTITUTE

Power

Promotion

Performance

Power

Promotion

Performance

Power

Promotion

Performance

Junior Mgt Senior Mgt Middle Mgt

Advancing to the top requires a mix of leadership competencies

Doing & Details

Delegating

Directing

Research shows that women on boards fulfil typical roles

Three times as many women are members of supervisory board Majority EB women in Human Resources, Organisational Development, General Counsel, Marketing, CSR Women only chair 10% of committees SB Almost all women chairs are chairing remuneration committee No women are chairing audit committee

Source: AEX Large and Midcap, 2012

Wave of measures Country Scope Quota or self-reg. Sanctions Executive Non-Exec. Total

EU Listed co’s 40% on SB by 2020 (proposal)

Member State law 8.9% 15% 13.7%

Norway State-owned, publ. lim. priv. sector

40% by 2012 Warning, fine, delisting

17%; 46% 44%

Finland Public, priv. sector Self-regulation No 14.9% 27.9% 27.1%

Sweden Public, priv. sector Self-regulation No 4% 26.5% 25.2%

France Priv., state-owned, > 500 empl, > € 50m

20% by 2014, 40% in 2017

Nullity board elections

3.3% 24.2% 22.3%

NL Larger co’s (criteria) 30% on EB and SB by 2013 (- 2016)

‘Explain’ 8.8% 18.8% 18.5%

UK Private sector Self-regulation No 6.5% 18.7% 15.6%

Italy Listed, state-owned 1/3 after 2nd ren. Warning, fine, forf. 0.8% 7.1% 6.1%

Source: EC Database on Women and Men in Decision-making, Jan 2013

The momentum of 2013 Diversity of approaches but a convergence of mindsets

Rationale in economic business case and governance

Concerns remain for way forward