Dare we mandate a gender balance quota?

 

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A quota sends the wrong message
 But we are experiencing a board composition sea change.
By Karen Bohn and Sandra Davis

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Battling the fear of quotas
Canada has an ambitious education program underway.
By Pamela Jeffery

 

If we want better governance . . .
Diversity promotes greater vigilance and lessens the threat of groupthink.
By Julie Fox Gorte

 

The carrot …  or the stick
Keep the debate over quotas going so that the end goal becomes more believable.
By Davia Temin

 

Women on boards in France
With a quota law under review, companies step up their recruiting.
By Sophie L'Helias

 

Let the market rule
Politics is impatient, but don't jeopardize the public interest.
By Fred Smith

 

A legislated quota? I wouldn't object
But there are other solutions as well.
By Susan Colantuono

 

Diversity of boards – how do we get there?
The CalPERS ‘3D' initiative is one determined effort.
By Anne Simpson

About the Author(s)

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Gregory P. Shea, Ph.D., is adjunct professor of management and senior fellow at the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management, and adjunct senior fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the Wharton School.


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