Arab-German Women Leaders Forum Session 3 “Women in SMEs: The Backbone of the Economy - Dr. Astrid Nelke: Women in SMEs in Germany

1. Arab-German Women Leaders Forum
Session 3 “Women in SMEs: The Backbone of the Economy”
Women in small and medium-sized
enterprises in Germany
Dr. Astrid Nelke
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2. Economic relevance of the German smaller and medium-sized
enterprises
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3. Deutscher Mittelstands-Bund (DMB)
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small and medium-sized enterprises pool strengths
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since 1982; based in Düsseldorf; around 14,000 member companies
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represents economic and political interests of its members
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competence center “generation change and succession planning in
small and medium-sized enterprises”
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4. Brief summary of the situation of women in the German
economy
Proportion of women among the executive board members of the 200 largest
German companies until 2012
Quelle: Frauenquote - Statista-Dossier 2012
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5. Brief summary of the situation of women in the German
economy
Proportion of women among the supervisory board members of the 200 largest
German companies until 2012
Quelle: Frauenquote - Statista-Dossier 2012
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6. Brief summary of the situation of women in the German
economy
Proportion of women in executive positions in Germany by size of company
2012
Quelle: Frauenquote - Statista-Dossier 2012
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7. Brief summary of the situation of women in the German
economy
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One option to help women catch up numerically on
management positions are networks
Short introduction of the network Vereinigung für Frauen
im Management (association for women in management)
(FIM) – open doors together!
DMB subject succession: Skills are essential  in this area
women are making up leeway particularly in the mediumsized companies, they are networking, sharing and
exchanging experiences, and thereby achieving success
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8. Contact:
[know:bodies] gesellschaft für integrierte
kommunikation und bildungsberatung mbh
Dr. Astrid Nelke
sophie-charlotten-str. 103
14059 berlin
www.knowbodies.de
www.facebook.com/knowbodies.de
tel +49 (0) 30 – 703 74 12
mobil +49 (0) 177 – 703 74 12
fax +49 (0) 30 – 703 26 68
mail nelke@knowbodies.de
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