1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
In focus
ChristmasSyriaGerman election 2025
Latest audioLatest videos
Live TV

German Parliament approves women's quota

March 6, 2015

The German parliament has passed a law to boost the number of women in top executive positions.

https://p.dw.com/p/1EmlR

The law will require large publicly-traded companies to have at least 30 percent of women on their supervisory boards. The rule, which goes into effect on January 1, applies only to large, stockmarket-listed German companies which already award half the seats on their supervisory boards to labour leaders.