FidAR Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte e.V.

What FidAR Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte e.V. does

FidAR Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, gemeinnützig anerkannt) founded in 2006 to increase women's representation on supervisory and executive boards of German companies. It operates as a member-driven initiative with approximately 1,500 individual members — women and men in leadership roles across business, academia, and public life — and a corporate Fördermitgliedschaft program for companies and organizations. Individual membership is priced at 300 EUR per year and is the primary revenue stream, supplemented by donations and project-tied grants from the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMBFSFJ) for the annual FidAR-Forum and Women-on-Board (WoB) Index studies.

The organization's core analytical product is the WoB-Index series — WoB-Index 185 (182 companies across DAX, MDAX, SDAX, and Regulated Market with codetermination), WoB-Index 100, WoB-Index 160, the Public WoB-Index (259 public-sector entities at federal and state level), and regional variants (Niedersachsen, NRW). These annually published benchmarks track women's share of supervisory and executive positions and constitute the primary public dataset cited in German corporate-governance and gender-equality policy debates. FidAR complements its research output with the annual FidAR-Forum conference (~350 attendees at the Allianz Forum Berlin), regional events, webinars, the Women-on-Board-Award, supervisory-board qualification resources, and policy advocacy. The organization has directly influenced the passage of FüPoG I (2015) and FüPoG II (2022) and co-initiated the Berliner Erklärung coalition of 21 associations.

Its go-to-market is community-led: member acquisition and engagement run through events, LinkedIn (approximately 22,994 followers, the most active channel), the website (fidar.de), the Sewobe-hosted member portal, newsletter, podcasts, and earned media. FidAR's most recent significant strategic moves include admission to the Deutscher Frauenrat (July 1, 2026), the 20th-anniversary FidAR-Forum 2026 with an international learning theme, and ongoing advocacy to extend quota legislation to more companies.

Name

FidAR Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte e.V.

Legal name

FidAR e.V. – Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte e.V.

Website

https://fidar.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FidAR Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit association founded in 2006 that advocates for gender parity on supervisory and executive boards of German companies through its WoB-Index research series, member services, and policy advocacy, serving approximately 1,500 individual members plus corporate supporting members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Governance Research and Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional Consultants & Fiduciary Management (Investment Consulting) (FSAAAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fiduciary Agency & Trustee-for-Hire Services (FSAAANAL), Investor Relations (IR) Services (BPAFADAC)

Keywords

• Gender parity advocacy
• Supervisory board research
• Women leadership index
• Corporate governance studies
• Nonprofit membership association

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin, Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: FidAR's primary revenue stream consists of annual membership fees from individual members (personal membership) and corporate Fördermitglieder (supporting/enterprise membership). Individual membership is priced at 300 EUR per year. The organization states it is financed essentially from membership fees.
2. Donations: FidAR accepts charitable donations. Donations are tax-deductible (gemeinnützig). For donations over 200 EUR, a donation certificate (Spendenbescheinigung) is automatically issued. PayPal and bank transfer are accepted.
3. Government grants / Project funding: The FidAR-Forum and the WoB-Index studies are co-funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMBFSFJ). This represents a non-recurring grant-based funding stream tied to specific projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

FidAR Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte e.V. is a German non-profit association that advocates for gender parity in supervisory boards and executive leadership of German companies. It publishes the annual Women-on-Board (WoB) Index series tracking women's representation on corporate boards, hosts the annual FidAR-Forum conference, runs a membership program for women and men in leadership, and operates regional events and educational offerings for prospective supervisory board members.

Product overview

FidAR Frauen in die Aufsichtsräte e.V. is a non-profit advocacy organization (think tank) that does not offer a unified software product or platform. Its portfolio consists of research indices and studies (Women-on-Board-Index 185, 160, 100, Public WoB-Index, and regional variants), annual conferences and networking events (FidAR-Forum, FidAR Barcamp), educational offerings (Aufsichtsratsqualifizierungen, Praxisleitfäden), communication services (FidAR-Newsletter), and a membership program. The WoB-Index products form the core analytical offerings, providing transparency on gender representation in German corporate leadership through annual studies and rankings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Women's representation in supervisory boards of quota-subject companies rose from 19.9% (2015) to 37.5% (2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deutscher FrauenratcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026FidAR became a member of the Deutscher Frauenrat (German Women's Council) effective July 1, 2026. The Deutscher Frauenrat is Germany's largest women's and gender policy interest group, uniting approximately 60 active associations and organizations. FidAR's membership strengthens the voice for parity in leadership positions and integrates FidAR's expertise in business, corporate governance, and management into the broader women's rights coalition.
• SanofiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanofi has a corporate cooperation (Unternehmenskooperation) with FidAR, committing the company to work toward FidAR's goals of increasing women's representation in leadership positions. Sanofi is listed as a company partner on FidAR's website.
• Berliner Erklärung (Berlin Declaration coalition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFidAR is co-initiator of the 'Berliner Erklärung', a Germany-wide coalition of women's associations and clubs advocating for gender equality. Today the coalition is supported by 21 associations and clubs with a shared goal: equality between women and men in society, business, and science. FidAR played a leading role in drafting the coalition's 2021 electoral demands.
• AllBright StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFidAR collaborates with the AllBright Stiftung on joint events and advocacy. Both organizations work toward diversity in leadership and share best practices on transparency and quotas. They co-presented at the annual conference of Initiative Chef:innensache.
• Initiative Chef:innensacheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFidAR participates in the Initiative Chef:innensache, a platform for advancing women's leadership. FidAR-Präsidentin Anja Seng and AllBright Stiftung's Christian Berg co-presented at the initiative's annual conference on the power of diversity in leadership positions.
• Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner, Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften SpeyerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Public WoB-Index is produced under the academic supervision of Prof. Dr. Michèle Morner, holder of the chair for Leadership, Personnel and Decision-Making at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer (wifucg).
• Eye Communications (Matthias Struwe)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEye Communications, represented by Matthias Struwe, serves as FidAR's press and public relations agency, handling media inquiries and press release distribution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Deutscher Frauenrat: Germany's largest umbrella women's and gender-policy association, uniting ~60 organizations. FidAR joined this coalition in July 2026, making it both a peer organization and FidAR's nearest policy-umbrella counterpart.
• Initiative Chefsache: A German cross-sector initiative driving more women into top leadership positions. FidAR and AllBright co-present at its annual conference, indicating clear mission and network overlap with FidAR's advocacy work.
• 30% Club: Global voluntary campaign of business leaders seeking at least 30% female representation on boards and senior management. Operates a similar boardroom-diversity advocacy model with country chapters analogous to FidAR's German remit.
• AllBright Stiftung: German nonprofit foundation co-founded with FidAR's participation that publishes parallel analyses of women in leadership and jointly advocates for diversity on German boards. Closest direct peer — overlapping mission, dataset, and partner ecosystem, including co-presented events at Initiative Chef:innensache.
• European Women's On Boards (EWOB): European-level nonprofit advocating for gender balance on boards and in senior management. Directly comparable to FidAR but at a pan-European scale, including benchmarking indices similar in concept to WoB-Index.

Emerging players

• The Female Board Pool: DACH-focused database and matching platform connecting qualified female executives with supervisory board mandates. Operates in FidAR's direct adjacency with a more transactional, network-mediated model.
• BoardReady: Nonprofit focused on board-readiness and pipeline development for underrepresented directors. Operates as a complementary infrastructure provider to FidAR's transparency/research activities rather than a direct competitor.

Others

• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Corporate Governance / Gender programs): Major German political foundation publishing research on gender parity in leadership and corporate governance. Comparable to FidAR in the research/advocacy layer but with broader political-educational mandate and materially larger resources.

Broad incumbents

• Catalyst: Established US-based nonprofit with a long track record in research, advisory, and corporate partnerships on women in leadership. Comparable to FidAR as a research-driven advocacy nonprofit, but broader in scope and more internationally established.

Regional players

• Women on Boards UK: UK-based nonprofit advocating for gender-diverse boards, particularly FTSE companies. Closest non-German geographic peer; similar advocacy plus research-products model, but explicitly UK-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FidAReV
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdPYZxXBsZuyRJNVaMEr9Wg
• Facebookfacebook.com/FidAReV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fidar-frauen-in-die-aufsichtsr%C3%A4te-e-v-

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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