SAP—SAP met voluntary target of 25% women in leadership by end of 2017, up from 18% baseline set in 2011
In 2011 SAP's Executive Board publicly pledged to raise the share of women in leadership (management) positions globally from an 18% baseline to 25% by the end of 2017, and committed to a further 1%-per-year increase thereafter (28% by 2020, 30% by 2022). SAP met the 2017 goal, reporting 25.4% women in management at year-end 2017, as documented in its audited 2017 Integrated Report and an SEC exhibit filing. In connection with the effort SAP also became the first multinational technology company to receive worldwide EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) gender-equality certification in September 2016 (having been the first U.S. tech company to receive EDGE certification in January 2016), conducted a proactive pay-equity analysis of its U.S. workforce with corrective 'make-up' raises, and appointed two women (Jennifer Morgan and Adaire Fox-Martin) to its Executive Board in 2017. This is a distinct, earlier program from the 40%-female-employee-representation target that SAP dropped in its May 2025 DEI rollback.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEI Programs | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Gender Equity | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
SAP SEC exhibit and 2017 Integrated Report confirm 25.4% women in management, meeting the 2017 target
SAP's 2017 Integrated Report and an accompanying SEC filing exhibit report that women held 25.4% of management (leadership) positions globally at year-end 2017, meeting the target SAP's Executive Board set in 2011 (18% baseline to 25% by end of 2017) and setting subsequent goals of 28% by 2020 and 30% by 2022.