Gender and gender equality

HHLA hires and promotes people regardless of their gender. Currently, the workforce in Germany consists of 84 percent men and 16 percent women. But this ratio is beginning to change: when recruiting new members of staff, HHLA has been able to increase the proportion of women considerably in recent years—something which is all the more significant as the logistics environment is traditionally seen as a male domain.

Particularly in the area of training, HHLA pays attention to being an attractive employer for young women and gets involved at an early stage. In schools, at training fairs and in participating universities, female students are approached specifically to engage their interest in a technical profession. These efforts are having an effect: The proportion of women students and trainees who started their dual vocational training at the German sites of HHLA in 2022 was already at 43 percent.

The Executive Board has also stated a clear target for the German management structure for the two management levels below the Executive Board: 30 percent should be filled by women. As of 31 December 2022, the proportion of women in the first management level was 23 percent and in the second management level 26 percent. With Angela Titzrath as Chairwoman of the Executive Board and Tanja Dreilich as Chief Financial Officer, the HHLA Executive Board is equally composed of men and women.