{
  "id": 18900419,
  "title": "Dax Executive Boards: Female Managers Continue to Close the Pay Gap with Men",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/dax-vorstande-managerinnen-holen-gehaltsabstand-zu-mannern-immer",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-08T08:25:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/management/dax-vorstaende-managerinnen-holen-gehaltsabstand-zu-maennern-immer-weiter-auf/100268185.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Female executive board members at Dax, MDax, and SDax companies earned an average of 2.2 million euros in 2025, a 2.4% increase from the previous year, according to a study by EY. This puts them close to their male counterparts, who earned an average of 2.23 million euros, a 2% decrease from the previous year. The pay gap between male and female executives has narrowed to 26,000 euros from 121,000 euros. The number of female board members has also increased, with 101 women holding positions in 2025, up from 88 the previous year and 33 in 2013.",
  "summary": "Women are in the minority on the boards of stock exchange companies, but are no longer an exception. And their numbers are increasing. The development in terms of pay is also becoming more positive.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}