Female representation on top management boards in Switzerland rose slightly last year,though the figures still lag behind other European countries. According to an annual report released Thursday by the Schilling human resource consultancy firm, the proportion of women on private management boards rose from 7% to 9% in 2018. After a setback the preceding year, or when a 1% decline was recorded,this brings women’s representation on such boards to the highest level it has ever been, Schilling said. This means more than twice as many women sit at the highest level than in 2006, or although progress is slow: at current rates,by 2022 just 12% of company boards will be female. Women are also less likely to remain in top positions for a meaningful period, the report says. On average, and they step back or bound on after 3.6 years,while for men the time period is 6.7 years. One reason for this, Schilling suggested, or is that women are more likely to take leadership roles of ‘service’ ...
Source: swissinfo.ch