Board gender influence gap

⚖️ 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗽: 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀

When measuring gender diversity, some focus solely on women's representation in top leadership. But what about their influence? The board gender influence gap measures the difference between women's total influence on the board and their representation percentage.Our latest analysis of Danish firms, covered by Børsen, suggest that representation and influence does not necessarily go hand in hand.:

📊 Among the C25, representing the largest companies in Denmark, women represent an average of 40% of board members, compared to 29% in Danish companies overall. However, despite higher representation in C25 companies, the influence gap between men and women is larger than in Danish firms overall.

📉 The power gap is on average 55% larger in C25 companies than in other Danish firms, reflecting board gender influence gaps of 14 and 9, respectively.

“At Denominator, we create insights through data. It is, of course, interesting that the data suggests representation and influence are not directly correlated. But we should let others determine the underlying causes” says Emma Helbo, Head of External Relations & Communication at Denominator.

The underlying causes are covered in Børsen, featuring insights from Christoph Houman Ellersgaard, Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School.

Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/dCDQDbvj