Chamber of Commerce against quotas for more women on company boards
Muzaffar Hameed
June 21, 2012, 07:19:09 AM
Chamber president Tancred Tabone has told the EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding that quotas to have more women on company boardrooms are not the solution to improve the gender balance inside private companies.
Yesterday Reding met with European Industry Associations, European Business Schools and Senior Executive Women to discuss progress being made on improving the gender balance in company boardrooms.
Despite around 60% of university graduates being female, women still represent only 14% of board members in Europe's biggest listed companies and only 3% of board presidents. Read more