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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@8Q9GZTD4yrs4Y
Private companies shouldn't exist
@8PNHNSW4yrs4Y
Equality, just in general
@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.
@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.
@952DT3L3yrs3Y
The board should consist of the most qualified members, gender is irrelevant
@8TZ74J64yrs4Y
Yes- As long as the female is qualified and not just there because of her gender
No, and abolish all private business in favour of government-controlled industries
@9C6GS8T2yrs2Y
No, we should abolish systematic sexism to allow completely unbiased opinions to flourish.
@8P5G6SW4yrs4Y
No company should have a board
@8QDSNZY4yrs4Y
No, but women should have an equal chance to men and we must do more to challenge gender discrimination.
@8P3ZQ4P4yrs4Y
Not require it but hire more women.
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