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Female Managers and careers in Sweden

Female Managers and careers in Sweden. Monica Renstig Women´s Business Research Institute One of the researchers/authors in SNS project “More women to the top”. A lot of Swedish women are working part of the workforce, 15-64 year, working outside home, 2001 Source: OECD, 2002.

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Female Managers and careers in Sweden

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  1. Female Managers and careers in Sweden Monica Renstig Women´s Business Research Institute One of the researchers/authors in SNS project “More women to the top”

  2. A lot of Swedish women are workingpart of the workforce, 15-64 year, working outside home, 2001Source: OECD, 2002

  3. Women in the Swedish Workforce • 50 % of all women are working for the public sector, 50 % in the private sector. Ten years ago, 65 % of all women were working for the public sector – most of them still are in companies financed by the taxes. • Just 23 % of Swedish men are working in the public sector • A lot of Swedish women, 33 %, are working parttime, especially in the public sector

  4. Swedish women are well educated • Swedish women are more well educated than men. • Women hold 61% of all academic exams – so it's been for 20 years • Women hold 30 % of all exams in civil engineering. (Rise from 10 % since 1994) • Women hold 50 % of all exams in economics and business administration (Rise from 30 % since 1994) • Women hold 76 % of all exams in Law Schools (Rise from 45 % since 1994)

  5. Women in Politics • Women in Parliament 45,3 % (2002) • Women in head of Committees 37,5% • In Government: 50 % female cabinet ministers • Female State Secretaries: 37 %

  6. Women Managers in Public Sector • The whole public sector: 56 % • In the governmental sector: 35 % • In the regions (landsting) healthcare: 48 % • In the communities (kommuner) (schools, elderly care) 59 %

  7. Women in Businessin SwedenThe development of female managers in the private sector

  8. Women as ManagersIn what position?In all private companies > 1 employee Hotel Managers 68 % Managers in Business Administration 38 % Managers in Human Resources 24 % Managers of a Business Area 14 % Marketing Manager 12 % Sales Manager 10 % CEO (includ.women-owned businesses) 12 %

  9. Women as Managers Companies listed in Stock MarketAt what position? Manager of Human Resources 59 % Information Manager 48 % Sales Manager 36 % Marketing Manager 28 % Vice President, vice CEO 4 % CEO, President 2 %

  10. Have Swedish Women increased their power? The share of women with power in Stockmarket listed companies 1990 2001 2004 Women in Management Team Number of women 20 178 218 Share of women 2,7% 10,6 % 11,7 % Share of companies with women 10% 42 % 55 % Women in Board of Directors 2 % 6 % 15 %

  11. Are female managers asked for?What do 10 Executive Search Companies say? • Most customers say: We would very much like to have a woman proposed • 3 of 10 recruiters tells that ALL their customers asks for women proposed • Four recruiters says that about 25 % of their customers have decided that the one looking for must be a woman • 9 out of 10 recruiters tells that they themselves always try to present at least one woman • It is more common asking especially for women in the biggest companies • It is more common asking for women in marketing and communicative positions

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