Women Leaders Meetings

During the second phase of the program She Decides, You Succeed a direct interaction with businesses in each of the five countries studied (Italy, Latvia, Romania, Spain and UK) has been developed and implemented.

Through the work of 15 successful business women (“Women Leaders” ), the program was able to raise the awareness of 150 companies surrounding the specific benefits of a greater presence of women in the positions of economic decision-makingand leadership. Women Leaders were in charge of encouraging private companies  to facilitate the access of women to high level positions and to promote a greater gender balance in their own Board of Directors.

These 150 meetings with private companies from the 5 European countries, from 24 economic sectors and different sizes and corporate structures, have positively affected approximately not only 1500 higly and skilled women trying to access to economic decision-making positions, but  19,477 employees, both women and men. We cannot forget that the increase of women in leadership positions signifies an opportunity to improve the company in general and by consequence the situation of all employees, gender notwithstanding.

The results of these meetings were illuminating: despite the fact that 44% of the companies’ personnel are women, the number of women decreases systematically when ascending the decision-making ladder. A 33% of women held middle-low positions, 24% positions of middle management, and only 8% held directive positions and leadership roles. Clearly, the actual situation is one still far from gender equality.

Furthermore, it has been observed that medium-sized companies have a greater number of women in decision-making positions and are also more open to the idea of promoting women up through the organization.

The partnering business associations in each country were as follows:

 

  • Organización de Mujeres Empresarias y de Gerencia Activa (OMEGA) - Spain
  • Associazione Imprenditrici e Donne Dirigente d'Azienda (AIDDA) - Italy
  • Women's NGO's Cooperation Network of Latvia (LSOST) - Latvia
  • Women’ s Economy (WE) - UK
  • Femei in Afaceri  (Women in Business) - Romania

 

Companies involved in the project were as follows:

NAME OF THE COMPANYCOUNTRYSECTORSIZE
 BRAZZALE SPAITALYagroalimentarymedium
 STONEFLY SPAITALYmanufacturingmedium
 MAGAZZINI TOMMASINI SPAITALYretailmedium
 LIGABUE SPAITALYservicemedium
 RUBELLI SPAITALYindustrymedium
 BERENGOITALYindustrymedium
 MORELLATO ITALYlogisticmedium
 BRUGI SPAITALYindustrymedium
 TOGNANAITALYmanufacturingmedium
 POLIDORO SPAITALYengineering industrymedium
 3TI PROGETTI SPAITALYservicebig
 BETONCABLO SPAITALYindustrymedium
 A.G. PORTA SPAITALYengineering industrysmall
 CARIOCAITALYmanufacturingmedium
 CLOETTA ITALIA SRLITALYfoodmedium
 FARVIMA MEDICINALIITALYpharmaceuticalbig
 FUCINE UMBREITALYmanufacturing small
 G.C INFISSI PVC SRLITALYmanufacturingsmall
 FARMACEUTICI PROCESMA  SPAITALYpharmaceuticalmedium
 STV DDB SRLITALYcommunicationmedium
 RUSPA OFFICINE SPAITALYengineering industrymedium
 CONVERT ITALIA SPAITALYmanufacturingsmall
 CHATEAU D'AXITALYmanufacturingmedium
 LUALDI SPAITALYmanufacturingmedium
 PAGLIERI SPAITALYmanufacturingmedium
 TERME DI MARGHERITA DI    SAVOIAITALYwellnessmedium
 SEA MARCONI  TECHNOLOGIESITALYservicesmall
 SAMER SHIPPING SPAITALYtourismmedium
 SAIMA SICUREZZA SPAITALYindustrymedium
 ORSOLINI AMEDEO SPAITALYmanufacturingbig
 TD MACIROMANIAservicemedium
 ROPHARMA LOGISTICROMANIApharmaceuticalmedium
 OPTICAL NETWORKROMANIAretailmedium
 ISAFROMANIAconstructionbig
 AEREOTRAVELROMANIAtourismmedium
 ASAMBLEROMANIAservicemedium
 CHICCOROMANIAtourismmedium
 DACRISROMANIAretailmedium
 DÉJÀ - VU INTERNATIONALROMANIAservicemedium
 GARANTI LEASINGROMANIAservicemedium
 DIANGIROMANIAITmedium
 HAPPY TOURROMANIAtourismmedium
 AVIRAROMANIAITmedium
 SECOMROMANIAretailmedium
 ANTENCOROMANIAmanufacturingsmall
 ROMANIAN AIRPORT SERVICEROMANIAservicemedium
 GTI LOGISTICROMANIAlogisticmedium
 UP ROMANIA ROMANIAservicemedium
 PARMALATROMANIAfood manufacturingmedium
 AUTOMOBILE BAVARIAROMANIAretailmedium
 AMPLOROMANIAmanufacturingmedium
 SOTER&PARTNERSROMANIAservicemedium
 MSLGROUP THE PRACTICEROMANIAservicemedium
 AUTO ITALIAROMANIAretailmedium
 PFIZER ROMANIApharmaceuticalmedium
 TRUST MOTORSROMANIAretailmedium
 WORLD CLASS ROMANIAROMANIAwellnessbig
 VOGUE FARMROMANIApharmaceuticalmedium
 ENEAROMANIAITmedium
 COMREPROMANIAenergymedium
 COVENTRY RUGBY LIMITEDUKsportmedium
 BOBBYS RESTAURANTUKfoodmedium
 LEXON UK LIMITEDUKpharmaceuticalbig
 COVENTRY CITY FOOTBAL  CLUBUKsportmedium
 ALSTERS KELLY LLPUKlegal servicemedium
 CONTECHSUKautomotivemedium
 BAND HATTON BUTTONUKlegal servicemedium
 COOMBE ABBEY HOTELUKhospitalitymedium
 KEY FORENICSUKservicemedium
 PET-XIUKeducationmedium
 COMUX UKUKITmedium
 THINK INSURANCEUKinsurance servicemedium
 GB TRAINING UKeducationmedium
 TASTY BAKE LTDUKfoodmedium
 GTG TRAININGUKlogisticmedium
 HOLLYWOOD MONSTER LTDUKconstructionmedium
 SOLUS CERAMICS LTDUKconstructionmedium
 DEELEY GROUP LIMITEDUKconstructionmedium
 SFB GROUPUKbusiness servicemedium
 ALUMET SYSTEM (UK)  LIMITEDUKconstructionmedium
 IDP GROUPUKconstructionmedium
 COMPTIA UK (TRAINING)UKITmedium
 CLEONE FOOD LTDUKfoodmedium
 TRANSCEND SUPPORT UKservicemedium
 CU SERVICES LTDUKeducationmedium
 TROWERS AND HAMLINS LPUKlegal servicemedium
 LAWRENCE CLEANING LTDUKservicemedium
 WING WAH GROUPUKfoodmedium
 OPUS RESTAURANT GROUPUKfoodmedium
 IAN HENERY SOLICITORSUKlegal servicemedium
 IBERCAJASPAINbanking servicebig
 TAIDI - JOSE MARIA LAZARO,  S.A.SPAINfood retailmedium
 MULTITEC, S.A.SPAINITmedium
 MARTIN MARTINSPAINretailbig
 MERCADONASPAINdistributionbig
 SERVICIOS INTEGRALES DE  FINCAS  DE ARAGON,  S.L.SPAINservicemedium
 INDUSTRIAS DIAZ, S.L.SPAINmetallurgicmedium
 CERTEST BIOTEC, S.L.SPAINITmedium
 DICSASPAINmanufacturingmedium
 SUPERMERCADOS SIMPLYSPAINdistributionbig
 SANTIAGO PONS LLOBAT,  S.A.SPAINfurniture retailmedium
 ARROZ CASAÑSPAINagriculturesmall
 EBIRSPAINmanufacturingmedium
 UNIÓN DE MUTUASSPAINinsurance servicebig
 UNIMAT PREVENCIÓN, S.L.SPAINservicemedium
 AFANIADSPAINsocial / humanitariansmall
 COLEGIO ECONOMISTAS  CASTELLÓNSPAINservice big
 PERIS AGOST HINOSSPAINagriculturemedium
 GRESPANIA, S.A.SPAINmanufacturingbig
 BAGU, S.L.SPAINagriculturebig
 PREVENCONTROL, S.A.SPAINservicemedium
 FRANCISCO ALBERO, S.A.U.SPAINmanufacturingmedium
 ENDESASPAINenergybig
 SEATSPAINautomotivebig
 FIATCSPAINinsurance servicebig
 SANJO ESTAMPACIONESSPAINmetallurgicmedium
 CONSTRUCCIONE RUBAU,  S.A.SPAINconstructionbig
 EPSON IBERICASPAINITmedium
 REVISIONS DE VEHICLES, S.A.SPAINservicemedium
 ICL IBERIA LIMITEDSPAINchemicalbig
 INFOGR.AMLATVIAITsmall
 TELE 2 LATVIALATVIAtelecommunicationmedium
 ALLNEX LATVIA LATVIAservicemedium
 HANSAWORLD LATVIALATVIAIT small
 NARVESEN LATVIAdistributionmedium
 ACCENTURE LATVIA LATVIAITbig
 PAULS STRADINS CLINICAL  HOSPITALLATVIAhealthbig
 SCHNEIDER ELECTRICLATVIAindustrymedium
 SANOFI LATVIALATVIApharmaceuticalsmall
 ZZ DATSLATVIAITmedium
 NP PROPERTIESLATVIA real estate / servicesmall
 ORKLAFOOD LATVIALATVIAfood industrymedium
 RADISSON BLU BALTICS,  REZIDOR  GROUPLATVIAhospitalitybig
 LATTELECOMLATVIAtelecommunicationbig
 RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITYLATVIAeducationbig
 TIETO LATVIA LATVIAITbig
 CITADELELATVIAbanking servicebig
 NESTE OIL LATVIALATVIAenergysmall
 NORDEALATVIAservicebig
 MICROSOFT LATVIALATVIAITsmall
 SAMSUNG BALTICLATVIAITmedium
 IDEA PORT RIGALATVIAITmedium
 RIMI BALTICLATVIAdistributionbig
 RIX TECHNOLOGIESLATVIAITmedium
 EVOLUTION GAMINGLATVIAITbig
 ASTRA ZENECALATVIApharmaceuticalmedium
 DIGITAL MGLATVIAservicemedium
 HIPONIALATVIAreal estate / servicemedium
 LATVIA STATE BLOOD  CENTERLATVIAhealthmedium
 IF - INSURANCE COMPANYLATVIAinsurance servicemedium