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Lennon appointed co-chair of Balance for Better Business

Carolan Lennon has been appointed as Co-chair of Balance for Better Business (B4BB), the independent review group established by the Government eight years ago, which aims to improve gender balance in senior business leadership in Ireland.

Business • 08 May

Increase in women on company boards - B4BB report

Ireland has been ranked fifth in the EU for women on boards of the largest listed companies, up 11 places since 2018.

Business • 26 Nov 25

Balance for Better Business Co-Chair, Carol Andrews, Minister for Enterprise, Peter Burke, Minister of State, Emer Higgins and Bernard Byrne

Former AIB boss to co-chair Balance for Better Business

Former AIB and Davy chief executive Bernard Byrne is to become co-chair of the Balance for Better Business group.

Business • 09 Oct 24

Organisations are being urged to exceed 40% female representation on boards and leadership teams in 2024

New targets for female representation at senior levels

Balance for Better Business has launched a new strategy, targets and roadmap to improve gender balance at board and leadership level among businesses in Ireland.

Business • 01 May 24

According to the data, Irish public companies remain on track to surpass EU requirements of 33% by 202 (Stock image)

Irish firms hitting female board representation milestone

The percentage of women on the boards of ISEQ 20 companies has reached 40%, up marginally from the 39% recorded in September, according to new figures.

Business • 08 Mar 24

The latest update shows that the proportion of women on the Boards of ISEQ 20 companies this year is 39%, exceeding the 33% target set for 2023

Female representation on listed boards exceeds targets

The level of female representation on the boards of ISEQ-listed companies has increased by 21 percentage points in the last five years, the latest progress report from the Balance for Better Business group shows.

Business • 06 Dec 23

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney (centre) with new B4BB Co-Chair Carol Andrews and Aongus Hegarty, B4BB's Co-Chair

Andrews new Co-Chair of Balance for Better Business

Carol Andrews has been named as Co-Chair of Balance for Better Business (B4BB), the independent review group which aims to improve gender balance in senior business leadership in Ireland.

Business • 26 May 23

For the first time, Ireland is included in the list of top 10 countries in the EU for female board representation

More work needed on women moving into senior board jobs

Listed companies here have on average 32% female representation at board level, new figures from the Balance for Better Business Review Group show.

Business • 07 Mar 23

At leadership team level 26% of top executives in ISEQ20 companies are now women

Female representation on ISEQ20 boards hits 32%

Almost a third of board members of the 20 biggest publicly listed companies in Ireland are now women, up from 18% four years ago.

Business • 08 Mar 22

Dr Orlaigh Quinn, Secretary General of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, Julie Sinnamon and Aongus Hegarty pictured for Balance for Better Business

New co-chairs for 'Balance for Better Business' group

Julie Sinnamon and Aongus Hegarty have been announced as the new co-chairs of Balance for Better Business, an independent review group which was established by the Government to improve gender balance in senior business roles in Ireland.

Business • 23 Jun 21

Brid Horan is co-chair of the Balance for Better Business group

More work needed to improve gender balance on boards

There is still a "serious imbalance" in female representation at leadership level in Irish firms, according to Balance for Better Business.

Business • 11 Dec 19

Balance for Better Business says one-third of directors at the 20 biggest Irish companies on the stock market should be female by the end of 2023

Balance for Better Business aims for no all-male boards

No company listed on the Irish stock market should have an all-male board by the end of this year, according to a new Government-commissioned report on gender balance in Irish businesses.

Business • 29 May 19

Balance for Better Business