On March 08, International Women’s Day, the daily publication Berlingke Tidende examined the steps being taken by both Novo Nordisk and Novozymes* to bring more females into management positions. Last year Novo Nordisk succeeded in women having 34% of new senior management level positions whilst Novozymes recorded an equivalent 42%. Yet while both companies have chosen very different approaches they do see the need to change both mentalities and the ‘male culture’ that is symptomatic at management level.
Berlingke Tidende interviewed both companies on how they intended to raise female participation at senior management. Both companies stressed the importance of role models. Successful senior females could inspire other women to aspire to higher positions (c.f. article No. 080694). Novozymes has set numerical targets for women to attain at the various levels up the hierarchy where the percentage of female nominations to posts reflects the percentage of females being recruited. In 2014, 34%
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