Women only occupy 31% of management positions in Spain

Women in European Union countries occupy one-third of management positions in companies, while men, on average, occupy 67%.

This is indicated by data corresponding to 2016 recently published by the Institute of Economic Studies based on the report "The life of women and men in Europe — A statistical portrait — 2017 edition" by Eurostat.

In Spain, the proportion of women in management positions is below the European average, at 31%, as shown in the following graph:

Although none of the member countries of the European Union reaches 50% of women in management positions, the three states that top the ranking are Latvia (47%), Poland and Slovenia (both with 41%).

Hungary and Sweden share 39%. Estonia, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Ireland are at 36%, while Slovakia, Finland and Romania also manage to be above the European average. France and Belgium remain at the average with 33%.

Austria is slightly below the average with 32%. In Germany the figure stands at 29%, while Denmark and Italy share 28%.

The lowest percentages in the EU correspond to Greece, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic (all with 25%). The country with the lowest percentage of women is Luxembourg, with 18%.