Women’s Access to Boards in Germany—Regulation and Symbolic Change

Kirsch, Anja

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“…In most continental European countries, such as Germany, companies typically possess a two-tier leadership comprised of an executive board and a supervisory board. In these cases, quotas typically apply to the supervisory board of external non-executive directors (Kirsch 2017). In other countries, especially the Anglo-Saxon countries as well as France, one-tier corporate boards are predominant that combine the supervisory and the executive body in one board of directors (Gabaldon et al 2017).…”

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Equality prescribed? Contextual determinants of citizens’ support for gender boardroom quotas across Europe

Möhring

Teney

2019

Comp Eur Polit

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We provide the first cross-national comparative study of citizens' support for affirmative action policies in the economy using the example of gender quotas for company boards. In contrast to previous studies, we focus on the contextual level and analyse how factors related to political institutions and actors, and economic and social structure shape citizens' support and the gap in support between men and women. We apply multilevel regression analyses of Eurobarometer data for 27 European countries. Levels of support and gender gaps in support for boardroom quotas vary largely between countries. Contextual factors related to existing quota laws, gender equality in social and economic life, and public opinion towards state intervention are important determinants of cross-national variation. Our results point to an ambiguous relationship of support for gender quotas and actual gender equality in a country. Citizens' endorsement of quotas is low in countries with high levels of formal gender equality. Support is higher in countries where interventionist policies are widely accepted. Also, existing quota laws are positively related to citizens' support of boardroom quotas.

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Equality prescribed? Contextual determinants of citizens’ support for gender boardroom quotas across Europe

Möhring

Teney

2019

Comp Eur Polit

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“…The process of introducing a CBQ in Germany was long, and debates were heated. Support from women from various political factions was critical, and in 2013, the CBQ formed part of the Grand Coalition negotiation (Kirsch, 2017 In countries with medium-low CBQ support among politicians, international diffusion and focus was important, creating legitimacy. In Italy, female politicians from various political factions were important in the introduction of a CBQ after what has been described as a 'tortuous passage through parliament' (, p. 201).…”

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“…For example,Lépinard and Rubio-Marín, 2018, including national case studies from all ten countries (e.g.,Lückerath-Rovers, 2016;Casaca, 2017;Arnardottir and Sigurjonsson, 2017;Gabaldon and Gimenez, 2017;Kirsch, 2017;Kruisinga and Senden, 2017;Levrau, 2017;Mensi-Klarbach, 2017;Rigolini and Huse, 2017; Zenou et al, 2017;Gresch and Sauer, 2018;Espríto-Santo, 2018;Lépinard, 2018;Meier, 2018; ). © 2020 The Authors European Management Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Academy of Management (EURAM) Gender Quotas on Corporate Boards…”

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Gender Quotas on Corporate Boards: Similarities and Differences in Quota Scenarios

Mensi-Klarbach

Seierstad

2020

European Management Review

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In this article, the use of gender quotas to strengthen gender equality on corporate boards is explored. Examining national practices in ten European countries we provide an overview, categorizing the design of various corporate board quotas (CBQs) and the contexts in which they are embedded. In particular, similarities and differences along two dimensions are investigated: the design of the CBQs in terms of their hardness and progressiveness, and the institutional context in which they are embedded. From patterns of design and context configurations, different quota scenarios are discerned. We advance the discussion of female representation and the strategies of corporate boards beyond the rather misleading dichotomy of voluntary targets versus mandatory quotas, proposing a framework for understanding various CBQ designs. Moreover, we suggest that the configuration of design and institutional context, resulting in different quota scenarios affects female representation on corporate boards.

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“…For instance, companies listed in France, Spain and Iceland mandate 40 per cent women directors on board (De Cabo et al, 2019). Similarly, nations such as Netherlands and Germany have introduced 30 per cent gender quota for the corporates (Kirsch, 2017; Kruisinga & Senden, 2017).…”

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Corporate Governance: An Insight into the Imposition and Implementation of Gender Diversity on Indian Boards

Singh¹

2020

Indian Journal of Corporate Governance

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Prolific research on gender diversity invariably links it to the financial outcomes, responsible behaviour, stock movements and the like. Very few studies have tried to peep into the actual board composition of the companies to know the effective implementation status of the various impositions and regulations introduced by the legislators to embrace gender equality on board seats. The current study attempts to examine the implementation of three main governance reforms that have been introduced recently by the Indian market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Companies Act, 2013. In doing so, the study undertook content analysis of annual reports of top 200 Indian companies, constituting BSE200 index over a period of five years, that is, 2015–2019. The observations made about the board composition clearly indicate mere compliance and appointment of women as tokens on Indian boardrooms. The study makes some useful recommendations for the corporate managers and the policymakers.

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Women’s Access to Boards in Germany—Regulation and Symbolic Change

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Equality prescribed? Contextual determinants of citizens’ support for gender boardroom quotas across Europe

Equality prescribed? Contextual determinants of citizens’ support for gender boardroom quotas across Europe

Gender Quotas on Corporate Boards: Similarities and Differences in Quota Scenarios

Corporate Governance: An Insight into the Imposition and Implementation of Gender Diversity on Indian Boards

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