January 14, 2022
Factbox-Women’s quotas on company boards: The EU’s frontrunners and laggards
Published by Reuters UK By Sabine Siebold (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is making a new push at boosting women’s representation on company boards, trying to unblock European legislation for a women’s quota that has been stuck since 2012. Germany has been among those EU countries resisting a quota, arguing the matter should be settled at a national level, but the new government in Berlin is now taking a fresh look at it. Following are some facts on the proposed legislation and the state of play in the bloc regarding gender balance in top corporate positions.
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