Tánaiste announces new Balance for Better Business co-chairs 23 June 21 The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar T.D., has announced the appointment of Julie Sinnamon and Aongus Hegarty as the new co-chairs of Balance for Better Business (B4BB). Balance for Better Business is an independent review group which [...]

Balance for Better Business warns progress is fragile. 1 in 4 ISEQ20 companies have no female representation on leadership teams. 5 Mar 21 Dublin, Friday 5 March 2021: The latest data from Balance for Better Business has revealed that the number of women on the boards of Ireland’s top 20 listed companies has [...]

Gender Imbalance on Leadership Teams Persists Despite Progress on Boards Balance for Better Business Launches Third Report 16 Dec 20 Positives – Boards ISEQ 20 companies on average have achieved 2021 Board target of 27% Ireland’s ranking among EU-28 companies continues to improve, from 17th to 13th in the last two years Negatives [...]

Balance for Better Business pleased by continued progress on percentage of women on listed company boards 5 Mar 20 Highlights ISEQ 20 companies surpass end of 2020 gender target as Irish listed businesses narrow gap with EU peers The percentage of boards with three or more females increased from 25% to 32% Challenges [...]

Launch of second report December 2019 10 Dec 19 Gender targets extended to leadership teams and private companies Balance for Better Business report reveals heartening progress made; serious gender imbalance persists • ISEQ 20 companies achieve 2020 interim target of at least 25% female directors • Virtually no progress made among the other listed [...]