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Aufsichtsratsarbeit vieler Unternehmen profitiert von mehr Geschlechterdiversität

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  • Anja Kirsch
  • Katharina Wrohlich

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Der Frauenanteil in Aufsichtsräten großer Unternehmen in Deutschland ist in den vergangenen Jahren gestiegen. Wie dieser zweite Teil des DIW Managerinnen-Barometers 2021 zeigt, wirkt sich das deutlich positiv auf die Interaktion, Diskussion und Entscheidungsfindung in den Kontrollgremien vieler Unternehmen aus. Das geht aus qualitativen Interviews mit 60 AufsichtsrätInnen hervor, die Mandate in insgesamt 75 börsennotierten Unternehmen in Deutschland innehaben. Sie betonen Veränderungen in der Atmosphäre, zudem werden Diskussionen als umfassender und facettenreicher beschrieben. Auch hinterfragen Frauen offenbar eher Vorschläge und Entscheidungen des Vorstandes und fordern öfter zusätzliche Informationen. Geschlechterdiversität in Aufsichtsräten kann daher dazu beitragen, Vorstände effektiver zu kontrollieren. Die Vorstellung, dass Frauen in Aufsichtsräten besonders risikoaverse, altruistische und ethische Beiträge machen, bestätigte sich nicht. Angesichts immer wieder auftretender Fälle von Betrug durch das Top-Management – wie im jüngsten prominenten Beispiel Wirecard – erscheint eine Verbesserung der Diskussion und Entscheidungsfindung in Aufsichtsräten enorm wichtig. In diesem Sinne besteht die Hoffnung, dass auch die jüngst vom Bundeskabinett beschlossene gesetzliche Vorgabe für eine Mindestbeteiligung von Frauen in Vorständen mehr als gleichstellungspolitische Impulse bewirkt

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  • Anja Kirsch & Katharina Wrohlich, 2021. "Aufsichtsratsarbeit vieler Unternehmen profitiert von mehr Geschlechterdiversität," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 88(3), pages 36-42.
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    Keywords

    corporate boards; board composition; boards of directors; board diversity; Europe; women directors; gender equality; gender quota; Germany; management; private companies; public companies; supervisory boards; executive boards; CEOs; women;
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    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J59 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Other
    • J78 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Public Policy (including comparable worth)
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • L32 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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