SWV-Margreiter: The economy needs more girl power

In the world of business there is for women still have many hurdles

Vienna (OTS) – time and again one hears that women would be entitled to in Austria already. The international women’s day is a good occasion to Pay, to present data and facts that prove the contrary. Doris Margreiter, member of the Austrian Parliament and Chairman of the social democratic trade Association, shows how many obstacles are placed in the way, when it comes to successful business management.

Half of the income for full use

In Austria, a quarter of the work of millions of women entrepreneurs. Women make up 45 percent of the economy, members of the chamber (WKÖ members statistics 2017). Women are most often Single men and women represent more than half of the Austrian companies. „This is mainly due to the fact that women are more often pushed into self-employment in order to receive any income at all. We think only of the independent accountant and the mobile podiatrist,“ says Margreiter. Remarkable, especially the great difference in income is. While half of the entrepreneurs refer to before taxes is less than 8.164 euros in annual income, take half the men with your company 16.318 Euro a (General income report of 2018, statistics Austria). „Thus, the entrepreneur will earn not even half as much as their male counterparts, and despite the full commitment,“ says Margreiter. „At the same time, the entrepreneurs take on the interior is still the bulk of the work for the family, be it domestic work or childcare. So less time remains for the company thereby increasing the revenue shrink – a vicious circle that can be broken!“, Doris Margreiter, who is also President of the SWV upper Austria explains, „is An absolute prerequisite for the comprehensive, free childcare. Unfortunately, turquoise and Blue in this case cross. Short-and Strache women see ourselves better in relation to the men, rather than as a self-determined entrepreneurs.“

Large companies will waive one-half of the potential

The disadvantage of women in the corporate world, is reflected in the boards of large listed companies particularly strong. Only 9 out of 186 members of the management Board in Austria’s companies are women. „We need to be reported at the Board level, so even a return of women in comparison to the previous year,“ Margreiter is concerned. The situation is different in the Supervisory Board committees. By the act on equality between women and men in Supervisory boards, the since 1. In January of this year, is in force, could be achieved a good increase. „Also, if it is desirable, that we don’t need the quota in order to represent women and men at management level within the company, for the time being, that’s why. Austria’s economy cannot afford to renounce the half of the potential!“, Margreiter says. After all, homogeneous groups of block, especially the innovation ability of a company to a diversity increase would be so at other levels as desirable.

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