Where Are The Women? Nordic Biotech Searches For The ‘She-Suite’

Female Leaders Discuss Barriers Between Women And The Traditional CEO Position In The World’s Most Progressive Economies

For all its good intentions and lauded action toward gender equality, the biotech industry in Scandinavia and the Nordics has a female CEO rate hovering around 23%. While the number of women entering academia, innovative companies and laboratories is healthy, gender equality in the C-suite leaves a lot to be desired. 

Nordic Leaders, Jessica Martinsson, Helena Strigard, Kara Brotemarkle
L-R: Helena Strigard, Jessica Martinsson and Kara Brotemarkle • Source: Shutterstock

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