Optimizing Board Effectiveness with Gender Diversity : Are Quotas the Answer?

Optimizing Board Effectiveness with Gender Diversity : Are Quotas the Answer?

Women are underrepresented on corporate boards but are quotas the answer? Not according to the author. Annemarie Durbin cites evidence that using quotas to increase female representation can lead to tokenism, diminish the overall value of diversity...

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Main Author: Durbin, Annemarie
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVICE TO WOMEN
ADVOCACY
BOARD MEMBERS
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
CEOS
CHEMISTRY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
COMPANY
CORPORATE BOARD
CORPORATE BOARDS
CORPORATE FINANCE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORM
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
COURT
CUSTOMER BASE
ECONOMIC CLIMATE
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYEE
FEMALE
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
FEMALES
FINANCES
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GENDER
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER GAP
GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GROUP OF WOMEN
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
INDIVIDUALS
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
LAWS
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
LIMITED
LOAN
LTD.
MANAGERS
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
RISK MANAGEMENT
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
SHAREHOLDERS
SHARIAH
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
SPONSORSHIP
STAKEHOLDERS
STOCK EXCHANGE
SUBSIDIARY
WILL
WOMAN
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15107204/optimizing-board-effectiveness-gender-diversity-quotas-answer
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11069

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15107204/optimizing-board-effectiveness-gender-diversity-quotas-answer
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11069

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