The debate for higher female representation on corporate boards has become particularly intensive during the recent financial crisis. Scholars advocate that women are more risk-averse, more engaged with longer-term issues and tend to draw more attention to governance and ethics. Thus, it is suggested that due to the behavioural differences between men and women, more gender-balanced boards would have prevented a number of financial collapses. This assertion has triggered more detailed analyses of current statistics for women on boards in the European Union. A number of states have implemented various non-binding measures for improving female representation on boards. This brought them acclaim, yet no discernible results. Should we indeed insist to have gender-balanced boards, we need quotas. Evidence is of strong support.
| Author: Irina Velkova |
| Publisher: Anchor Academic Publishing |
| Publication Date: Oct 04, 2017 |
| Number of Pages: 46 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 3954894238 |
| ISBN-13: 9783954894239 |
