Ireland has zero female listed CEOs

Almost every other EU country, except the small state of Luxembourg, has at least one woman at the top of a listed company. — Reuters

IRELAND has become one of only two European Union (EU) states to have no women leading any of its listed companies, in a setback for a country that has become known for achieving rapid social change in recent decades.

Since Margaret Sweeney retired on Tuesday as chief executive officer (CEO) of Ireland’s biggest private residential landlord Irish Residential Properties REIT Plc, all 31 companies listed on Euronext Dublin’s website are to be headed by a man.