Germany rejects women on boards quota bill
19 April 2013
A proposal to introduce a legal quota for the number of women on the board of German companies has been rejected 320 votes to 277 in the country’s parliament.
Fri, 19 Apr 2013
A proposal to introduce a legal quota for the number of women on the board of German companies has been rejected 320 votes to 277 in the country’s parliament,
The opposition proposal would have seen firms forced to ensure 20% of their top employees were female by 2018, rising to 40% by 2023.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has faced a rebellion in her own ruling party over the issue, with some proposing to vote in favour of the measure.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Germany’s rate of 4% female representation on boards is “one of the lowest levels… in the developed world”, and much below the UK's 17%.
Comments Stephanie Bschorr, president of the Association of Germany Women Entrepreneurs (Verband Deutscher Unternehmerinnen, VdU): “It is unfortunate that women’s equality has now been moved once again.
“It is frightening to see how great the fear of a greater participation of women still seems to be.”
A proposal to introduce a legal quota for the number of women on the board of German companies has been rejected 320 votes to 277 in the country’s parliament,
The opposition proposal would have seen firms forced to ensure 20% of their top employees were female by 2018, rising to 40% by 2023.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has faced a rebellion in her own ruling party over the issue, with some proposing to vote in favour of the measure.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Germany’s rate of 4% female representation on boards is “one of the lowest levels… in the developed world”, and much below the UK's 17%.
Comments Stephanie Bschorr, president of the Association of Germany Women Entrepreneurs (Verband Deutscher Unternehmerinnen, VdU): “It is unfortunate that women’s equality has now been moved once again.
“It is frightening to see how great the fear of a greater participation of women still seems to be.”
