Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

If a person is a hard worker and can do their job like or even better than everyone else have them on board, gender shouldn't be the reason you hire someone

Men and Women should have the same rights

No, I think the most qualified should hold that position whether male, female, non-binary, etc. But I think the government should do more to encourage diversity in gender and race in the workplace.

Equality, just in general

Best person for the job, man or woman. It shouldn’t matter.

yes. But they shouldn't hire people because they are women. they should hire women, because they are good at what they.

Yes but the qualitity and skill of the worker should be just as important

No, but when discrimination really happen in an organization, government should protect victims.

the person who is most qualified

Gender doesn't matter, if the team is all men, then that's fine, and if its all women, that's fine aswell

An effort should be made to seek out possible female candidates in the scope of the board member search.

Forcing the issue doesn't seem right to me but to say there are no women eligible for the positions seems unlikely. Women should just naturally be on boards due to experience.

It shouldn't be a requirement, however, the person with the most qualifications should be the one to be hired. Gender religion Creed any of that should not be taken into account ever

No, it creates a scenario where a business could be punished for unsuccessfully securing board members or challenge existing board members based on minimum requirements. The requirement should be placed on transparency for board member selection so fairness of the process can be scrutinized.

Yes, but i dont like capitalism or corporatism, if i had it my way, rich folks and all higher classes will be slaughtered off while there is no memory tracing of them, their family around them should be involved, at least deportation can be an option.

Women should not be permitted in the workforce at all, with the exception of combat roles or sex work.

Yes, and no, If they are the best person for that position than yes absolutely, if they are not good at that position, then no

no, board members should be those most qualified and the government should not require diversity within private companies

Personally, it does not matter to me who is in these board of directors, as long as they are doing there jobs with out bias, even thought that is impossible.. So, if having woman in these position makes it more far as a whole for every one than I see only positives.

If they’re qualified, yes. In a political sense, I believe workers should be seen for their skills and abilities, rather then their gender. Their gender doesn’t interfere with how skilled they are as a person.

Businesses should be allowed to only have women, but not be against them.

I feel that each business should hire the people best suited for the position. To place a woman on the board of directors simply because of her gender and not her merit is silly.

Yes, as along as women put in equal work.

They shouldn't be required but should get additional tax breaks for having a diverse board.

They shouldn’t be required but they should have an equal chance to be put on

People should be chosen based on their qualifications, not based on their gender. However, businesses could be encouraged to treat men and women equally.

No, but offer equal opportunities for both men and women.

No, it should be based on qualifications, but more should be done to disolve boundries for minorites and impower them in the workplace

If a woman wants to be on a board of director let her. If a woman does not does not bother me.

Yes, but only for businesses where representation would be good, such as health care.

while this shouldnt be mandated their should be an effort to diversify companies as boards and high positions in companies are often made innacessable to minorities and women because higher ups will appoint people more similar to them

yes diversity is important however qualifications should also be considered

Equal opportunity. Not equal outcome. Equal outcome is the individual's responsibility.

Yes, but the women should be qualified for the position and not just given the position based on sex

I want to say yes but I also realize that there may not be enough women in all areas of business with the experience that would put them into these positions. The government should require more diversity in the workplace. If there is truly not enough female potential for those seats, there should be a mentoring system in place to ensure there will be multiple female candidates in the near future.

women should not be refused jobs because they are women, but they should not get jobs just because they are women

Not a government decision

They should allow women, but not required.

Shouldn’t be required but if they are that’s good

Yes, and women should have access to the same resources that help men become qualified for those positions

while i’d like to say yes, that’s not exactly being equal either bc if a man of higher qualifications has to be turned down bc the company doesn’t have enough women on their staff that isn’t being very fair but everyone should be equal in jobs

I can only answer this by saying there needs to be equal and fair hiring practices for all.

Yes, but it should be up to whoever is running their bussiness that is

I would like more women on board of director positions, they are our equals after all and just saying that it goes to the most qualified isn't satisfactory given that women can be just as capable as men on average . However I'm against this because I don't want the state being in control of who is and isn't successful

I'm all for diversity but this isn't the way we should do it. Having the government control who is on the board of directors could allow abuse in the future especially given how easily this government gives into cancel culture

Definitely be more diverse with women in the workplace, especially women of colour

They should only hire the most qualifies person for the job, but they should not discriminate someones qualification based on gender.

It shouldnt be a requirement, I think it should be whomever is right and best fit for the job. Hiring a female shouldn't be a mandatory choice, sometimes a male may have better experience with the job so why would you hire someone not as good? Same goes for the other way around.

It should not be a must it should be something optional

i dint really care because if they want to the can

Best candidates only regardless of race or gender.

no, but equality of opportunity should be legally ensured.

I believe they should require having at least 2 or more females on the board but they have to be more or equal to the qualifications everyone else has.

As long as she has the skills for the role, i’m fine with it. But if it’s only a token appointment, then no

Yes if they’re qualified

The best qualified should be on the board. Gender shouldn’t matter

Their gender should not be what is the deciding factor, it should be those who deserve and are most qualified for the position.

There should be incentives for companies with diverse boards

No but there should be a way to ensure that the most qualified persons are on the board as men are often given a better chance

Yes, but let’s ensure all board members are there cause they are qualified, not because of there race, gender, etc…

The only thing that matters is qualification

Yes, though I don't believe that this should be taken at a federal level since societal standards and other means of dealing with the lack of women in power are available.

No for small businesses, yes for large businesses. It's a ridiculous requirement when the board of directors for a small business may only be two people.

No, this would not lead to femme liberation and it would not stop companies from selecting women that uphold the patriarchy.

Women should have equal opportunity to get there but the most qualified should get it

Yes and no. Large corporations need both sides for input but it should be the most qualified men woman etc.

If a business grows large enough, the female to male ratio on the board should be proportionate to the ratio of female to males that work for the company

People should not be in a high position or on the board because of gender, sexual preference or nationality. They should be there because they're the best for the job!

It should be qualification-based

There should be no business or board of directors, only worker co-operatives with workplace democracy

No, but diversity on board of directors (gender, ethnicity, etc) is important.

There should be laws requiring ab overall gender balance regardless of majority gender

No, but I encourage Equal job opportunity.

It should not be a legal requirement, but one would hope that companies would do so because they want a varied perspective and because they know women have a lot to contribute

Business should be encouraged and not required

Yes but through an incentive program, especially for all federally and provincially regulated companies, institutions and organizations, including all organizations that receive government funding or grants.

if a woman has worked her way to being there, then she deserves to be there, there should be no required to have this or that.

Private businesses should regulate themselves when it comes to personnel, but there should be further promotion by the government when it comes to including all sexes in influential positions.

shouldnt rbe required but heavily encouraged

Worker co-op's please

as long as its even with male and female

Assess prejudices in larger companies, and public ones and work on correcting them. The percentage shouldn't be fully fixed. It's just a guideline.

Like any other aspect, a person should get a position based on their skills and abilities not gender, race...

I think that workplaces should be more diverse as long as those individuals have the skills for that job

I think they are supposed to treat everyone equally. We can't make it a requirement to heir women if they aren't qualified it's be the same the other way around however I would question them if they had none on their board

Businesses should be run by the workers, not the board of directors.

No. However, hiring practices should be re-evaluated as to reduce biases towards hiring against minorities.

Board members should be the most qualified, regardless of gender and the government should never require diversity.

It should be encouraged with incentives; however, making it mandatory takes too much control.

It depends on the level of opportunity for men versus women, as well as the size of the corporation.

Yes, however, there should not be a quota. The hiring process for board members should not take gender into account.

Diversity, and specifically representation, is very important. At the same time, being qualified for a role is also extremely important. Diversity shouldn't be a priority over being qualified. You should not disqualify fully qualifying people from a role simply because they AREN'T women, for example- I think that in itself is discrimination. But, it's important that women and minorities that are qualified get equal opportunities and are being equally represented in the work force and that they feel as though they have a voice and value at their workplace, the the same opportunities for advancement as anyone else.

people should be hired by their merit. they should also have equal chances at promotions

Encourage it. There should be at least one on each. Be careful ofcbias to run tgem out

Yes, assuming there are qualified candidates.

Businesses can have a woman on the board of direction If they want too.

Yes, but all candidates must be highly qualified