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 [...]

Launch of first report May 2019 29 May 19 Balance for Better Business report sets gender targets for company boards ISEQ 20 companies should have at least 33% female directors by end of 2023 All other Irish listed companies should have at least 25% female directors by end of 2023 No company [...]

Launch of second report December 2019 09 Nov 18 Fearless Girl’ is a four-foot statue of a young girl, with hands on hips, defiantly looking down Wall Street’s iconic ‘Charging Bull’ sculpture in New York City. Designed by Kristen Visbal, the inspiring piece was installed for International Women’s Day to highlight the gender [...]

Business group to examine why so few women in senior roles 30 July 18 The Government has brought together a team of business leaders to examine and make recommendations as to why there are so few women in senior executive positions and at board level in Irish companies. The Government has brought [...]

Government announces Better Balance for Better Business to promote role of women in companies 30 July 18 New initiative to increase women’s representation in governance and senior management An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan and Minister for Equality David Stanton have announced a new business group, Better Balance for [...]