Having a Female Boss May be Challenging for some


The new type of manager is female, and – if you believe the decision-makers in leading companies – very well-liked. Regardless of the statutory women’s quota in supervisory boards of large German corporations, many companies have committed themselves to having a certain percentage of women in leading positions. “If there is a position to be filled, some companies ask for women specifically,” Marion Plocher has noticed, especially in the past two years. She is a partner in the recruitment consultancy firm division one and counsels companies in the automotive industry on personnel matters in executive positions. Read more (available only in German)
(Source: Stuttgarter Nachrichten/ 13.02.2016 / von Johanna Heckeley)