by The percentage of women in senior management positions at companies listed on the Swiss SMI and SMIM indexes rose from 13% in 2020 to 19% in 2021. © Barbara Helgason | Dreamstime.comThe rise reflects an increase in the number of women being nominated for these positions in 2021. During the year 4 out of 10 nominees were women, according to a study by the placement agency Russel Reynolds Association. Most of the newcomers (92%) were women from the US, UK, Germany and France. SMI companies with the largest percentages of women in their leadership were Partners Group (38%), Zurich Insurance Group (36%) and Holcim (30%). SMIM companies leading the way were Temenos (42%), SIG Combibloc (33%) and Ems-Chemie (25%). By international comparison Switzerland still trails behind a number of
Topics:
Investec considers the following as important: Business & Economy, Editor's Choice, Human interest, Politics, Women in management Switzerland
This could be interesting, too:
Investec writes Swiss unemployment falls in April
Investec writes Bumper season for Swiss mountain lift companies
Investec writes Migration between Swiss cantons – gainers and losers
Investec writes Commission wants to postpone pension hike funding question
The percentage of women in senior management positions at companies listed on the Swiss SMI and SMIM indexes rose from 13% in 2020 to 19% in 2021.
The rise reflects an increase in the number of women being nominated for these positions in 2021. During the year 4 out of 10 nominees were women, according to a study by the placement agency Russel Reynolds Association. Most of the newcomers (92%) were women from the US, UK, Germany and France.
SMI companies with the largest percentages of women in their leadership were Partners Group (38%), Zurich Insurance Group (36%) and Holcim (30%). SMIM companies leading the way were Temenos (42%), SIG Combibloc (33%) and Ems-Chemie (25%).
By international comparison Switzerland still trails behind a number of nations, including Norway (30%), Finland (27%) and Great Britain (26%). However, Switzerland is ahead of Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
More on this:
RTS article (in French) – Take a 5 minute French test now
For more stories like this on Switzerland follow us on Facebook and Twitter.