{"id":7083,"date":"2020-09-04T12:49:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T10:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.organisator.ch\/?p=7083"},"modified":"2020-09-04T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T10:49:11","slug":"diversity-in-schweizer-verwaltungsraeten-im-jahr-2020-19-top-67-flop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organisator.ch\/en\/management\/2020-09-04\/diversity-in-schweizer-verwaltungsraeten-im-jahr-2020-19-top-67-flop\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity on Swiss Boards of Directors in 2020: 19% top - 67% flop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In terms of diversity, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the majority of Swiss companies. (Graphic: GetDiversity)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After all, 19% or 1,453 of the companies surveyed have gender diversity in the range of 30% - 70% and thus already voluntarily comply with the soon-to-be applicable gender benchmarks for boards of directors of listed companies. This is a ray of light on the horizon. Significantly above this target and thus particularly positive are 274 Swiss companies with a 50\/50 distribution both on the board of directors and among the authorized signatories. They are referred to as \"diversity champions\" in this report.<\/p>\n

The downside: 67% or 4,961 of the companies evaluated do not have a single woman on their board of directors, 132 no men. The picture is similarly bleak in terms of gender mix among all those responsible under commercial law (BoD & authorized signatories): 2,965 operate without women, 67 without men. This means 40% of the analyzed companies work without gender mix among their officers.<\/p>\n

14 percent share of women with little effect<\/h2>\n

In view of these figures, it is clear that the majority of the companies analyzed are giving away decisive competitive advantages. The fact that mixed teams are more successful and have a higher profile thanks to their diversity in terms of, for example, problem-solving skills, innovative strength and risk assessment, has been sufficiently proven and is well known. Behavioral research shows that the full effect of diversity is felt when the proportion of women is at least 30%. With an average share of women of 14 % on the boards of directors and 19 % among the authorized signatories, diversity is not yet sufficiently effective at the companies studied. The potential to structurally improve the chances of entrepreneurial success is accordingly high.<\/p>\n

The Swiss \"Diversity Champions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There is another way. At least 274 of the companies evaluated have long since recognized this and prove it with a gender representation of 50 % women and 50 % men on the board of directors and among the authorized signatories, which is why the Diversity Report Switzerland 2020 designates them as \"Diversity Champions\".<\/p>\n

These companies include, for example<\/p>\n