{"id":22579,"date":"2026-01-26T16:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordmedianetwork.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=22579"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:30:50","slug":"gender-imbalance-in-nordic-media-leadership-persists-report-shows","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nordmedianetwork.org\/fr\/latest\/news\/gender-imbalance-in-nordic-media-leadership-persists-report-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Imbalance in Nordic Media Leadership Persists, Report Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-l-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Progress toward gender equality in the leadership of Nordic media companies has largely stalled, according to a new mapping by&nbsp;Nordicom. While many company boards have achieved gender balance, this progress has yet to reach executive leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spacing--medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"researcher-block\">\n\t\n\t<a href=\"\/researchers\/mia-jonsson-lindell\" class=\"researcher-block__researcher\">\n\t\t<div class=\"researcher\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"researcher__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/api.nordmedianetwork.org\/storage\/images\/researchers\/mia-jonsson-lindell.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"researcher__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"researcher__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMia Jonsson Lindell\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                <div class=\"researcher__title\">\n                    \n                    Communication officer &#8211;                     University of Gothenburg, Sweden &#8211; Nordicom                <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study examines the 25 largest media companies in the Nordic region and compares the findings with a similar mapping from 2023. The conclusion is clear: Little has changed. Neither the gender composition of boards nor that of management teams shows any significant shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; It is noteworthy, and it shows that gender equality is not an issue that resolves itself. It requires continued active governance and accountability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gu.se\/en\/about\/find-staff\/ulrikafacht\">says Ulrika Facht, media analyst at Nordicom and author of the mapping.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-l-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gender Equality Stops at the Boardroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the report\u2019s key findings is that gender balance often ends at board level. Seventeen of the 25 companies meet the 40\/60 principle for gender-balanced boards, and women make up an average of 39 per cent of board members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this balance is not reflected in executive leadership. Only nine of the companies are led by a female CEO, and just seven have gender-balanced management teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; In several cases, owners have taken steps toward greater gender equality in board appointments, but this does not automatically translate into change in operational management, Facht explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-l-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CEO Recruitment is Decisive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study also highlights a strong link between the gender of the CEO and the composition of the management team. Companies led by women are significantly more likely to have gender-balanced executive teams. By contrast, when the CEO is a man, the management team lacks gender balance in 14 out of 16 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; The relationship is clear and consistent over time. CEO recruitment emerges as a decisive factor for gender equality at the highest organisational level, Facht says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full mapping is published in the factsheet\u00a0<em>Gender balance and the 25 largest Nordic media companies<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordicom.gu.se\/digi-pub\/gender-balance-25-largest-nordic-media-companies\/index.html\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Progress toward gender equality in the leadership of Nordic media companies has largely stalled, according to a new mapping by\u00a0Nordicom. 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