31 March 2023

• Share of women at top (senior and mid-management) and entry (analyst) levels in line with interim targets
• Initiatives to attract female talent include flexible working, scholarship, mentoring and development programmes for women
• Gender strategy is part of the ECB’s broader diversity and inclusion efforts

The European Central Bank (ECB) has achieved its interim gender targets for managers, which is particularly important for creating role models and mentoring. It has narrowed the gap at the expert (salary band F/G) and the team lead (H) levels and is making further efforts to increase hiring and promotion for these two categories. At the analyst level (E/F), the share of women has continued to grow in line with the ECB’s goals, which helps to extend the pool of eligible women for further career steps.

Gender targets are part of the ECB’s wider diversity and inclusion (D&I) policy to promote other aspects of…