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Better gender balance on corporate boards and in public institutions
Official title: Wetsontwerp tot omzetting van Richtlijn (EU) 2022/2381 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 23 november 2022 inzake het verbeteren van het genderevenwicht bij bestuurders van beursgenoteerde ondernemingen en daarmee samenhangende maatregelen, en tot wijziging van diverse wetten betreffende het genderevenwicht.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- A binding quota of at least one-third of each gender is introduced for boards and executive committees of listed companies, major public companies, and the Court of Audit. Companies will also have to make hiring procedures more transparent and publicly report on their diversity progress.
- Listed companies, state-owned enterprises such as SNCB and bpost, the Court of Audit, and applicants for senior leadership roles will notice these changes during new appointments.
- For your day-to-day life, nothing changes directly, but the measure provides equal opportunities for women to reach top decision-making positions.
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How parliament voted
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