Irish central bank may force banks to act on gender diversity

Deputy governor Donnery says central bank may act if voluntary agreements do not work

Sharon Donnery
Sharon Donnery
European Central Bank

The Central Bank of Ireland may compel the banks it supervises to increase the diversity of their senior management and governing boards, its deputy governor warned today.

The Irish central bank is “actively considering what other steps it should take in this area, particularly if raising awareness has insufficient effect”, Sharon Donnery said today (May 4).

“We would prefer to see the firms we supervise taking steps to increase diversity levels on a voluntary basis,” Donnery told a conference

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