Board and management in limited companies, 1 January 2010

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.

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.

Women in public limited companies have higher education

In public limited companies, 72 of the women in the boards are educated at universities or university colleges. The corresponding figure for men is 63 per cent. In private limited companies, the share of women with a degree from a university or university college is 46 per cent, 25 per cent points lower than in public limited companies.

Tables:

• Table 1 Board representatives, by gender, age groups, level of education, size groups and economic activity. 1st of January 2010
• Table 2 General managers, by gender, age groups, level of education, size groups and economic activity. 1st of January 2010
• Table 3 General managers in (public) limited companies, by number of positions as general manager and gender. January 1, 2010
• Table 4 General managers in (public) limited companies, by number of positions in board and gender. 1st of January 2010
• Table 5 Chairman of board in (public) limited companies, by number of positions in a board and gender. January 1, 2010
• Table 6 Chairmen of board in (public) limited companies, by number of positions as general manager and gender. January1, 2010
• Table 7 Board representatives in private and public limited companies, by number of positions in board and gender. January 1, 2010
• Table 8 New (public) limited companies, by the roles of the general manager and board representatives, sizegroups, economic activity and county. 2009
• Table 9 Private and public limited companies, by size of borad, size groups, economic activity and gender of board representatives. January 1, 2010
• Table 10 Private and public limited companies, by size of board, size groups, economic activity and national background of board representatives. January 1, 2010
• Table 11 Private and public limited companies, by size of board, size groups, economic activity and educational level of board representatives. January 1, 2010
• Table 12 New private and public limited companies, by size of borad, size groups, economic activity and gender of board representatives. 2009
• Table 13 New private and public limited companies, by size of board, size groups, economic activity and national background of board representatives. 2009
• Table 14 Private and public limited companies, by size of board, size groups, economic activity and educational level of board representatives. 2009