Ownership and roles in industry, 1 January 2009

The female share of board members in public limited companies is thus the statutory minimum required for gender balance in company boards.

In private limited companies, 17 per cent of the board members are women. Female board membership is highest in other service activities, with 46 per cent, followed by education, with 37 per cent, and public administration and defence, with 33 per cent.

Men comprise nine out of ten board members in construction. Private limited companies with only men in their boards make up 72 per cent of the companies. The highest share is in construction, where 84 per cent of the companies have only male board members.

Female participation in general management still low

The participation of women in general management in private limited companies is still 14 per cent. The highest female participation rates in general management are in other service activities (58 per cent), education (36 per cent) and accommodation and food service activities (28 per cent).

In public limited companies, 5 per cent of the general managers are women.

Tables:

• Table 1 Board members by gender, age groups, level of education, size groups and economic activity. 1st of January 2009
• Table 2 General managers by gender, age groups, level of education, size groups and economic activity. 1st of January 2009
• Table 3 Board members in private and public limited companies by number of positions in board and gender. 1st of January 2009
• Table 4 General managers in (public) limited companies by number of positions as general manager and gender. 1st of January 2009
• Table 5 General managers in (public) limited companies by number of positions in board and gender. 1st of January 2009
• Table 6 Chairmen of board in (public) limited companies by number of positions as general manager and gender. 1st of January 2009
• Table 7 Chairman of board in (public) limited companies by number of positions in a board and gender. 1st of January 2009
• Table 8 New (public) limited companies by the roles of the general manager and board members, sizegroups, economic activity and county. 2008
• Table 9 Private and public limited companies by size of borad, size groups, economic activity and gender of board members. 1st of January 2009
• Table 10 New private and public limited companies by size of borad, size groups, economic activity and gender of board members. 2008
• Table 11 Private and public limited companies by size of board, size groups, economic activity and national background of board members. 1st of January 2009
• Table 12 New private and public limited companies by size of board, size groups, economic activity and national background of board members. 2008
• Table 13 Private and public limited companies by size of board, size groups, economic activity and educational level of board members. 1st of January 2009
• Table 14 Private and public limited companies by size of board, size groups, economic activity and educational level of board members. 2008