Women Rising in Corporate Ranks

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After all, despite immense progress in education, the influence of women at the top levels of German business has remained minimal. According to the Federal Statistical Office, only 33% of managerial positions in Germany are occupied by women; the figure among top executives (company directors and CEOs) is only 21%. There are currently only two women on management boards at DAX-listed companies. Christine Stimpel, headhunter and boss of the German branch of Spencer Stuart, a leading international executive search firm, knows the phenomenon: