Irish-owned firms trailing ISEQ20 gender balance, B4BB report finds

Women hold 22% of board seats in large Irish-owned private companies, compared to 39% in ISEQ20 firms

Bernard Byrne and Carol Andrews, co-chairs of Balance for Better Business (B4BB).

Business leaders have a vital role to play in further advancing the cause of gender balance at all levels of business in Ireland, say two diversity experts.

Carol Andrews and Bernard Byrne, co-chairs of Balance for Better Business (B4BB), welcome the progress made to date by Ireland, which ranks among Europe’s most gender balanced nations. They do, however, believe that more can be done.