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"An equal participation of women and men in decision making is a democratic and economic necessity and all the more important in the current economic situation, where all talent needs to be mobilised. Although many structural barriers have been removed through legislation in order to promote gender equality in corporate management, men continue to predominate in leadership positions. Today, only one out of 10 board members of the largest companies listed on the national stock exchanges of EU Member States is a woman, and progress has been slow in recent years. The disparity is widest at the very top, where only 3% of such companies have a woman directing the highest decision-making body.
Member States and the Commission should consider introducing new policies enabling more women to become involved in managing companies, in particular, by: initiating a dialogue with the management of large companies about ways of increasing female representation; supporting initiatives to assess male-female equality on recruitment committees and in other areas, e.g. with regard to wage differentials and career patterns and developing women’s individual capabilities in-house, by means of specific further training courses and other forms of professional support, in order to prepare them effectively for management duties."@en1
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