Gender diversity in the boardroom. Volume 1, The use of different quota regulations

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This edited collection provides a structured and in-depth analysis of the current use of quota strategies for resolving the pressing issue of gender inequality, and the lack of female representation on corporate boards. Filling the gap in existing literature on this topic, the two volumes of Gender Diversity in the Boardroom offers systematic overviews of current debates surrounding the optimisation of gender diversity, and the suggested pathways for progress. Focusing on sixteen European countries, the skilled contributors explore the current situation in relation to women on boards debates and approaches taken.  They include detailed reflections from critical stakeholders, such as politicians, practitioners and policy-makers. Volume 1 focuses on eight European countries having adopted quotas and is a promising and highly valuable resource for academics, practitioners, policy makers and anyone interested in gender diversity because it examines and critiques the current corporate governance system and national strategies for increasing the share of women not only on boards, but within companies beyond the boardroom. Read more... Abstract: This edited collection provides a structured and in-depth analysis of the current use of quota strategies for resolving the pressing issue of gender inequality, and the lack of female representation on corporate boards. Filling the gap in existing literature on this topic, the two volumes of Gender Diversity in the Boardroom offers systematic overviews of current debates surrounding the optimisation of gender diversity, and the suggested pathways for progress. Focusing on sixteen European countries, the skilled contributors explore the current situation in relation to women on boards debates and approaches taken.  They include detailed reflections from critical stakeholders, such as politicians, practitioners and policy-makers. Volume 1 focuses on eight European countries having adopted quotas and is a promising and highly valuable resource for academics, practitioners, policy makers and anyone interested in gender diversity because it examines and critiques the current corporate governance system and national strategies for increasing the share of women not only on boards, but within companies beyond the boardroom Front Matter ....Pages i-xxx Setting the Scene: Women on Boards in Countries with Quota Regulations (Heike Mensi-Klarbach, Cathrine Seierstad, Patricia Gabaldon)....Pages 1-10 Gender Quotas on Corporate Boards in Norway: Ten Years Later and Lessons Learned (Cathrine Seierstad, Morten Huse)....Pages 11-45 Gender Diversity on Boards in Spain: A Non-mandatory Quota (Patricia Gabaldon, Daniela Giménez)....Pages 47-74 Gender Diversity on Boards in Iceland: Pathway to Gender Quota Law Following a Financial Crisis (Audur Arna Arnardottir, Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson)....Pages 75-101 Gender Diversity on French Boards: Example of a Success from a Hard Law (Emmanuel Zenou, Isabelle Allemand, Bénédicte Brullebaut)....Pages 103-124 Women on Board in Italy: The Pressure of Public Policies (Alessandra Rigolini, Morten Huse)....Pages 125-154 Belgium: Male/Female United in the Boardroom (Abigail Levrau)....Pages 155-175 Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards in the Netherlands: Waiting on the World to Change (Sonja A. Kruisinga, Linda Senden)....Pages 177-204 Women’s Access to Boards in Germany—Regulation and Symbolic Change (Anja Kirsch)....Pages 205-232 Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: The Multiple Versions of Quota Laws in Europe (Patricia Gabaldon, Heike Mensi-Klarbach, Cathrine Seierstad)....Pages 233-254 Back Matter ....Pages 255-263