Irish business must push on with executive gender balance progress

Irish business leaders must capitalise on the 80% of top companies with three or more women on their board, says chief of Balance for Better Business

Carol Andrews and Aongus Hegarty, co-chairs of Balance for Better Business (B4BB), who have launched a five-year strategy to support further executive level gender balance progress in Irish businesses.

Company leaders in Ireland need to accelerate executive level gender balance to build upon on the reputational gains of recent progress.  

Carol Andrews, co-chair of Balance for Better Business (B4BB), says that gender balance should be a strategic imperative for every business.  Having recently published the group's five-year strategy, she cites research showing gains for companies — from improved financial performance to better meeting customer needs — among the many benefits of gender balance at board and leadership level.