In December 2014, the German government announced a new rule which would require German companies to fill 30% of their board seats with women. The 2013 Catalyst Census found that 20.8% of board seats in corporate Canada are held by women. This is less than the UK (22.8%) and Australia (23.6%). In 2014 the Boards of Directors Modernization Act was introduced to the Canadian Senate. It would require the boards of directors of public companies, state-owned enterprises, and certain financial institutions would have to comprise at least 40% women and 40% men. In 2016 the measure had not been acted on. In Norway 35.5% of boards contain women directors which is the highest percentage in the world.
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@8SDYL6L4yrs4Y
Diversity is important, but board members should be chosen based on qualifications and not based on reaching a “quota” just because they’re told to.
@8SGDSH44yrs4Y
Yes but the diversity requirement should be for all ethnicities, gender indenties, and sexual orientations.
@8T3T55PConservative4yrs4Y
I think that diversity of this form is tricky because too many conflate equal outcomes with equal opportunity. They are actually exclusive. In order to force boards to have a specific ethnic or gender makeup you have to hire preferentially to those groups and conversely you wouldn’t hire a equally qualified man specifically because of gender or race. This kind of diversity is racist and sexist for this reason. It’s nonsensical.
@8KM7QR54yrs4Y
Yes, but we should question whether capitalist businesses should exist.
@9VC7DQB6mos6MO
It should not be mandated for women to be elected to any specific position, but there should be a framework put in place when deciding all members of a board that works to counteract any sexist-bias that may otherwise exist in this decision to give an equitable opportunity for both sexes to obtain a position.
@96JM49C2yrs2Y
Whoever is qualified should have the job
@96G8YP52yrs2Y
Yes, but they need to be qualified.
@8VRRQJW4yrs4Y
Both genders should have equal opportunity based on qualification and not biological sex
@8VMT67T4yrs4Y
No, there are better ways to gain representation than mandates like this.
@8TZ74J64yrs4Y
Yes- As long as the female is qualified and not just there because of her gender
@9CMDTGL2yrs2Y
We should have women on the board of directors not just because they're women but because they've worked hard and are qualified for the job, but when given the opportunity to include women it should be required
@9C6GS8T2yrs2Y
No, we should abolish systematic sexism to allow completely unbiased opinions to flourish.
@7JKYCX64yrs4Y
There should be affirmative action for women & minorities the same way it usually works, which would ensure both that there would be women on boards AND that board members would be the most qualified regardless of gender...
@8QDSNZY4yrs4Y
No, but women should have an equal chance to men and we must do more to challenge gender discrimination.
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