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gender diversity
4 The Gender Diversity of the Companies
4.2 Percentages of Women per Hierarchical Level
When examining the proportion of women per hierarchical level, the frequency distribution at the companies is of particular
interest. It shows which percentages occur most frequently. The distribution makes it clear how much the initial situation of the
participating companies is changing with regard to gender diversity: The forerunners are rapidly approaching a more balanced
gender representation on management boards. Opposite them is a large group of companies that still have considerable potential
to catch up on all the hierarchical levels.
The Executive Board
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57
50
Number of companies
40
30
20
28
10
10
5
7
0
0 % 1–10 % 11–20 % 21–30 % 31–40 %
Percentage of women on the executive board
There are no women on the executive boards of 57 companies, which is 53% of the overall sample. The number of women on the executive
boards of a cluster of 28 companies is between 11% and 20%. There are 10 companies with a share of women of between 1% and 10%.
While this low percentage appears at first glance to be contrary to the trend, is attributable to the fact that many executive boards have
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fewer than 10 members, which makes a single-digit percentage share impossible. Just 7 companies (6.5%) have executive boards that are
more than 30% women.
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Senior Management
40
34 33
Number of companies
30
20
10
8
20
9
2
0
0 % 1–10 % 11–20 % 21–30 % 31–40 %
Just 7.5% of the companies surveyed have no women in senior management. At around two-thirds of the companies, between 1% and
20% of the senior managers are women. At 30% of the companies (31), women constitute more than 20% of senior managers. Only 11
companies have achieved a share of women of more than 30% at this hierarchical level.
41–50 %
Percentage of women in senior management
10 schillingreport 2016 gender diversity | A Comparison of the Gender Mix at Swiss Companies © 2016, guido schilling ag