Statistical brief: gender balance in corporate boards 2020

The persistent gender imbalance among key decision-makers in large corporations and financial institutions remains a cause for concern.

Each year, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) monitors gender balance in central banks and European financial institutions, and does so on a biannual basis in the largest listed companies in the EU Member States.

Despite continued political and media attention, pressure from shareholders and an increasing body of knowledge showing the performance benefits of gender-balanced decision-making, women remain substantially under-represented in corporate boardrooms.