There are more women on the boards of listed, but no … – Business Journal – Portugal

The study of D & amp; B on female presence in companies reveals an increase in the number of women on boards of listed in recent years. However, there is no leading enterprises in the bag Lisbon.

is increasing the presence of women on the boards of companies that are in the national stock exchange. According to the study of D & amp; B, one in 10 members of boards of directors are female. . However, none of the listed companies is led by women

“These companies are led entirely by males,” says the study by Informa D & B on female presence in companies. But increasing the presence of women on the boards. “Sign up for an increase of 4.2 percentage points [of the presence of women on boards] since 2011,” says the study.

“At present, 9.9% of the seats on the boards of listed companies are held by women, “says Informa D & B. It is a percentage that is still below 40% of non-executive positions of listed European companies filled by women, set for 2020 by the European Commission.

One in five companies limited by shares

The growth in the presence of women in listed companies is in line with what has happened on the boards of other companies, according to the data provided by Informa D &. B

” In public limited companies there was also an increase of 2.6 percentage points of posts in the boards held by women, which is now located in the 20.9% “, ie one in five members are women, according to D & amp ;. B

Women bring more women

According to the study on the presence of women in business, women’s leadership in business, considering a universe of analysis, on average, 280,000 companies, amounts to 28.2%, which is “slightly higher than that of organizations (27.4%).”

And it is in “companies led by women which are more mixed management teams (60.3%), in contrast with companies led by men who prefer all-male teams (58.8%), “said Informa D &. B

“The joint management checks in 46.5% of companies and predominates in companies led by women (60.3%). When the company’s leader is a woman, there is a greater presence of women in all management positions. In companies led by men, the all-male teams are in the majority (58.8%) “, concludes.