Just one in seven board members at Europe’s top firms is a woman (13.7%) according to ‘Women in economic decision-making in the EU: Progress report’. This comes one year after EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding called for ‘credible’ self-regulatory measures and shows there has only been limited progress towards increasing the number of women on company boards. “I regret that despite our calls, self-regulation so far has not brought about satisfactory results. I believe it is high time that Europe breaks the glass ceiling that continues to bar female talent from getting to the top. I will work closely with the European Parliament and all Member States to bring about change.” said Reding.
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