The leader who pushed for the Women on Boards Directive - Viviane Reding

25.10.2022

The leader who pushed for the Women on Boards Directive - Viviane Reding

I wanted to break the glass ceiling and I went for it", says Viviane Reding, former Vice-President of the European Commission. Ten years ago, she took the lead in pushing for the Women on Boards Directive and fought against the odds. A decade later, a milestone for gender equality in the EU has been achieved! 

Watch how it all began and what this will mean for women.

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