Siemens intends to increase the proportion of female managers to 12 or 13% by the end of fiscal 2015. The Company has made a public commitment to achieve this goal as part of a concerted action by DAX 30 companies that was launched in 2011 and has been implemented systematically since. Siemens is on the right track: The proportion of female managers is currently 11%. All organizational units are introducing comprehensive measures to attain the above company-wide target. Special attention is focused on women in technical and scientific professions. This group plays a key role for Siemens as an electronics and electrical engineering company, and women are traditionally much less likely to choose a technical career than men. It is therefore vital to arouse the interest and enthusiasm of girls and young women in technology at an early stage so as to appropriately influence their choice of career.

Siemens currently offers around 1,100 childcare spaces and holds a leading position among German corporations in this respect. This number will be increased to 2,000 by the end of 2015. The Managing Board has provided funds of around €70 million for this purpose. Tax-free childcare allowances are also available, the actual amount being decided each year. Further elements in the work-life balance are, for example, flexible working hour models, working from home, vacation childcare, an online family service, and a package of measures to support employees looking after family members in need of care.