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.
@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
@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
@8P5G6SW4yrs4Y
No company should have a board
@8P3ZQ4P4yrs4Y
Not require it but hire more women.
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