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The law on gender equality in company boardrooms was presented in 2003, and concerns 519 public and stock market listed companies.

On 1 July these companies had 3176 board members.
Less than 17 per cent of them are women. It is hard to achieve the mathematical aim of 40 per cent of each gender on smaller boards, so the legislation lists detailed demands:

• Boards with four or five representatives must have at least
  two women.
• Boards comprising six to eight members must have at least three women.
• Boards with nine people must have four of each sex.
• If a board has ten or more members,the 40 per cent
  rule applies.