The proportion of women in leadership roles in German business has reached a record high, in a sign the country is finally beginning to catch up with western peers on improving gender equality in the workplace. A study by consultancy Russell Reynolds found that women now occupy more than 25 per cent of senior management positions in Germany’s 40 largest listed companies, an increase of two percentage points over 2023. The study found that the share of women in top jobs had risen from 13.3 per cent in 2020 to 25.4 per cent now, a new record. Germany now has four female chief executives of Dax-listed companies for the first time: Bettina Orlopp at Commerzbank, Karin Rådström at Daimler Truck and Belén Garijo at Merck and Helen Giza at Fresenius Medical Care.

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