The IBEX 35 exceeds the parity threshold on its boards of directors for the first time, with a female representation of 41.22% in 2024.
This is according to the latest edition of the “XIII Informe Mujeres en los Consejos de Administración del IBEX 35 y VIII Radiografía del Mercado Continuo” (XIII Women on the Boards of Directors of the IBEX 35 and VIII Radiografía del Mercado Continuo), which is produced annually by ATREVIA and IESE Business School.
The report covers the analysis of 118 companies listed on the IBEX 35 and the Continuous Market and offers a perspective on gender diversity and progress in terms of parity.
This year it also includes data on the origin, age and education of the women on the boards of directors of all the companies in the continuous market. It goes deeper into the study of their professional profiles and investigates aspects of their previous work history.
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The female presence in senior management is increasing, at 22.63% in the Ibex 35 and 23.52% in the rest of the listed companies, although it is still far from the figure for boards of directors.
The “typical female director” on the continuous market: Spanish, aged between 56 and 65, with economic and legal studies and previous experience in executive and business management positions.
In total, 56 companies reach or exceed the parity threshold, 47.46%, up from 34.78% in 2023.
The IBEX 35 continues to lead the advances, going from 176 to 183 women on its boards and exceeding the 40% parity requirement for the first time, with an increase of 1.4 percentage points to 41.22%.
The rest of the listed companies increased the presence of women on their boards by adding 25 more women, from 31.30% in 2023 to 33.51% in 2024.
The most equal sectors are consumer services and financial services. Both are progressing to surpass the 40% threshold: 42.42% and 42.24%. They are followed by oil and energy (37.41%) and technology and communications (36.62%), which are down compared to 2023.
Spain remains in fifth place in the EU for another year, only behind France, Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands and seven places ahead of the community average, which stands at 34.70%.
