The government of Austria wants to increase the quota of women in state -related companies – from 40 to at least 50 percent. This must be achieved by 2029, as announced on Wednesday.
The companies in which the federal government is involved in at least 50 percent are in sight. De Lijn -up with women is also only about the members who send the federal government on supervisory boards. The actual average share of women was already 53 percent in the previous year. The clear majority (43 of 53) of the companies already met the previous quota of 40 percent. Only in four companies is female than every fourth person in the supervisory board.
Women should sit there, “where decisions are made, at eye level and in sufficient numbers,” said Minister of Women Eva-Maria Holzleitner (Spö).
Greens: Extend to all companies
The Neos welcomed the decision, but pointed out that 77 percent of part -time workers were in the federal government. Moreover, women would usually go pregnancy leave. A quota for women does little to change this. Instead, a reconsideration of society is needed, high -quality childcare places and stimuli for full work.
De Greens spoke about an ‘important signal’ that the measure must be extended to all stock -oriented companies. The FPö is very surprising against the quota for women. “Women want to prevail through performance and competence – not about artificially created quotum spots,” said spokeswoman Rosa Ecker of women in a broadcast.
Source: Krone
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