MEPs back quotas to get more women in boardrooms

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Series Details 14.3.12
Publication Date 14/03/2012
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EurActiv reported that the European Parliament on 13 March 2012 backed the European Commission’s pledge to create binding rules to increase the number of women in top jobs, if member states have not voluntarily taken action to redress gender imbalance in the workplace.

Adopting a Resolution drafted by Liberal Dutch MEP Sophia in't Veld, the Parliament reiterated its call for new laws introducing quotas to boost female representation on corporate boards.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/socialeurope/meps-back-quotas-get-women-boardrooms-news-511501
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European Commision: RAPID: MEMO/12/173: Statement by EU Justice Commissioner Reding on the European Parliament’s resolution on equality between women and men in the European Union http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/173&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
ESO: Background information: Commission to push quota for women directors http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-to-push-quota-for-women-directors/
ESO: Background information: MEPs back quota for women on boards http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-back-quota-for-women-on-boards/
European Parliament: Press Release, 14.3.12: Parliament calls for quotas to step up women's participation in politics and business http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/infopress/20120313IPR40566/20120313IPR40566_en.pdf
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