Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - The Central Women's Representative

MFP Community Event:Equality, women in leadership positions and finance? Where do we stand and what is needed?

Time: 18:00

Hybrid: Lecture hall 3038 in the main building, Unter den Linden 6 and via Zoom

Attention: Event will be held in German! Women are still underrepresented in leadership bodies. This is despite the fact that the benefits of gender-balanced leadership have been proven. Voluntary agreements and self-commitment have not made much difference so far. The legal requirements work, but still for too few companies. At the same time, women earn 18% less than men, that is 4.81 € less gross than men per hour. The gender gap is also evident in private life: Women invest their money significantly less. Our guests are Monika Schulz-Strelow, founding president of FidAR, and Karolina Decker, managing director of finmarie GmbH. FidAR (Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte - Women on Supervisory Boards) has been working for more than 15 years to increase the number of women at the top levels of the economy. Monika Schulz-Strelow will talk about the political and economic background as well as the work of FidAR in general. Karolina Decker will then show the reasons why there is still a financial imbalance between women and men and what each individual can do about it. Finally, there will be a panel discussion with questions from the audience. Women are still underrepresented in management bodies. This is despite the fact that the benefits of gender-balanced leadership have been proven. Voluntary agreements and self-commitment have not made much difference so far. The legal requirements work, but still for too few companies. At the same time, women earn 18% less than men, that is 4.81 € less gross than men per hour. The gender gap is also evident in private life: Women invest their money significantly less. Our guests are Monika Schulz-Strelow, founding president of FidAR, and Karolina Decker, managing director of finmarie GmbH. FidAR (Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte - Women on Supervisory Boards) has been working for more than 15 years to increase the number of women at the top levels of the economy. Monika Schulz-Strelow will talk about the political and economic background as well as the work of FidAR in general. Karolina Decker will then show the reasons why there is still a financial imbalance between women and men and what each individual can do about it. Finally, there will be a panel discussion with questions from the audience.