Share of Women in Spanish Boardrooms Rose Last Year
May 19 2022 - 8:14AM
Dow Jones News
By Maitane Sardon
The share of female board members in public companies trading on
the Spanish stock exchange rose last year.
As of 2021, more than 29% of board positions at Spanish public
companies were held by women, up from roughly 26% in 2020,
according to figures published by Comision Nacional del Mercado de
Valores, or CNMV.
The Spanish stock market regulator said the share of women in
the Ibex 35, Spain's benchmark stock index, rose to 34.2%, compared
with 31.3% in the previous year. Still, the figure came in behind
the country's target of 40%.
Of the companies in the Ibex 35, eight companies, including
Spanish airport operator Aena and energy company Naturgy, don't
meet the target of having at least 30% of women in board seats, set
previously by the CNMV.
Write to Maitane Sardon at maitane.sardon@wsj.com
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