Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?
In December 2014, the German government announced a new rule which would require German companies to fill 30% of their board seats with women. The 2013 Catalyst Census found that 20.8% of board seats in corporate Canada are held by women. This is less than the UK (22.8%) and Australia (23.6%). In 2014 the Boards of Directors Modernization Act was introduced to the Canadian Senate. It would require the boards of directors of public companies, state-owned enterprises, and certain financial institutions would have to comprise at least 40% women and 40% men. In 2016 the measure had not been acted on. In Norway 35.5% of boards contain women directors which is the highest percentage in the world.
If a person is a hard worker and can do their job like or even better than everyone else have them on board, gender shouldn't be the reason you hire someone
@8M8BFWSConservative3yrs3Y
should be based on qualifications
@8FMTSV53yrs3Y
Men and Women should have the same rights
If she's not crazy and way too self obsessed sure, but she really needs to know how to be calm in heated discussion. Please
@MadisonR693yrs3Y
That goes regardless of gender.
@8VSNKNG3yrs3Y
whoever is more deserving of the position regardless of its a man or woman
@8VRQ9T63yrs3Y
Companies should not be able to see sex, age, background, only resume. Hire the most qualified
@8VMZSPXConservative3yrs3Y
Best person for the job, man or woman. It shouldn’t matter.
@8SWGJ5K3yrs3Y
yes. But they shouldn't hire people because they are women. they should hire women, because they are good at what they.
@8SGDSH43yrs3Y
Yes but the diversity requirement should be for all ethnicities, gender indenties, and sexual orientations.
@8T3T55PConservative3yrs3Y
I think that diversity of this form is tricky because too many conflate equal outcomes with equal opportunity. They are actually exclusive. In order to force boards to have a specific ethnic or gender makeup you have to hire preferentially to those groups and conversely you wouldn’t hire a equally qualified man specifically because of gender or race. This kind of diversity is racist and sexist for this reason. It’s nonsensical.
@9KQCS2Z3wks3W
Let’s make gender invisible and hire people based on education skill ability and specific performance indicators and when needed a lens that is representative of the service consumers.
I fully support diversity, but "requiring" women to be on the companies' board of directors is unnecessary. Anyone qualified for the job should be granted an interview.
@9K727R31mo1MO
No, board members should be based off of most qualified, regardless of diversity, so long as it is being regulated that the company is not discriminating against diverse peoples.
@9K6HR9K1mo1MO
Yes, but i dont like capitalism or corporatism, if i had it my way, rich folks and all higher classes will be slaughtered off while there is no memory tracing of them, their family around them should be involved, at least deportation can be an option.
@9JXW8SV1mo1MO
i think it would be nice to have some female representation, but i don't think that it should be a required thing.
@9JSPMXF2mos2MO
No, it should be determined based on qualification but they should ensure that all workers are given the same opportunities and not limited from them because of gender
@9JS8GNH2mos2MO
It all depends on the knowledge people have, if the women have better knowledge then the man, then they should be on the board of directors
@9HW52K83mos3MO
Women should not be permitted in the workforce at all, with the exception of combat roles or sex work.
@9HV74RQ3mos3MO
No, as hard requirements lack flexibility for many real world situations, however they should be encouraged to have a diverse board
@9H9B77J4mos4MO
Everyone should have an equal chance of business regardless of age, race, gender etc... I belive thats its not compleatly nessasary but you should give people a chance.
@9GNXXXT5mos5MO
Yes, but that could also be used to address barriers of entry for women as well, such as harassment, racism and sexism.
@9G7L7GF5mos5MO
Yes, and no, If they are the best person for that position than yes absolutely, if they are not good at that position, then no
@9G7D2DB6mos6MO
no, board members should be those most qualified and the government should not require diversity within private companies
@9G3VTF46mos6MO
Personally, it does not matter to me who is in these board of directors, as long as they are doing there jobs with out bias, even thought that is impossible.. So, if having woman in these position makes it more far as a whole for every one than I see only positives.
@9G2LKTK6mos6MO
No, but if there isn't any, they could investigate to see if there isn't a case of machismo going on
@9FJSV7D6mos6MO
As long as it’s clearly not an issue of discriminatory and or sexism, women are not required to be on a board of directors.
@9FHNJS36mos6MO
men and women have different experiences and perspectives and businesses can profit and do well with that their products/services will help and grow society as a whole and not a single unit
@9FFLRTL6mos6MO
buisness should choose workers based on talent, not be required to
If they’re qualified, yes. In a political sense, I believe workers should be seen for their skills and abilities, rather then their gender. Their gender doesn’t interfere with how skilled they are as a person.
@9FD8NVY6mos6MO
Businesses should be allowed to only have women, but not be against them.
@9F9TL8V7mos7MO
Should not be required, should just be if they’re the most capable for the job, just like everyone else
@9F976D8 7mos7MO
Leave it to the businesses to decide
It would be more affirming if the company showcased that women are respected and welcomed without needing a requirement to ensure of their inclusion. "Required" sounds like an implication to say women are less qualified.
@9F76VPB7mos7MO
Corporations should be controlled by their employees
@9F5KMPV7mos7MO
More training should be given to women. Women deserve the training needed to get high level jobs. A company shouldn't be forced to hire women but they also shouldn't be able to not someone for being a woman.
@9F4FF8M7mos7MO
Yes, having more diversity in the workplace is positive but there should be careful consideration in c choosing females who is qualified to be board director
@9F2XS9M7mos7MO
I do believe that if a woman is qualified to have a position in board of directors, and she seemingly has more qualifications then other applicants she should be hired. Though, I do not believe that it is right to hire a woman into any position simply because she is a woman, that would be unethical to other applicants who are better suited for the job.
@9D6R7J48mos8MO
It always depend on qualifications, skills and effort regardless of gender.
@9D6GT9B8mos8MO
Board members should be the most qualified persons available, regardless of gender - and the government has no place getting involved in the affairs of managing private enterprise.
Yes, but also have other programs to help empower women, such as affordable childcare, as well as programs which help everyone understand the value women's equality creates for society.
@9CNVSWG9mos9MO
Depends on if they are good at their job!
@9CMDTGL9mos9MO
We should have women on the board of directors not just because they're women but because they've worked hard and are qualified for the job, but when given the opportunity to include women it should be required
@9CLJFYR9mos9MO
People should be chosen based on their qualifications, not based on their gender. However, businesses could be encouraged to treat men and women equally.
@9CBKN6RConservative10mos10MO
it shouldnt matter what the gender of a person is for a career
@9C7MJ7510mos10MO
They should be required to hire the best candidate
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