Getting Women on to Corporate Boards
Subtitle: A Snowball Starting in Norway
By: Edited by Silke Machold, University of Wolverhampton, UK, Morten Huse, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany and BI Norwegian Business School, Norway, Katrin Hansen , Westfälische Hochschule, Germany, Marina Brogi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781782547921
Subjects: Women executives; Boards of directors; Directors of corporations
Description: This book provides unique insights into how the idea of quota laws to get women on to corporate boards gained international momentum from its origins in Norway. Invaluable insights are gained through the stories of actors involved in shaping the discourse and practice on women of boards. In exploring political contexts, the role of the advocacy movement, experiences of women directors themselves and latest research findings, the contributors provide a comprehensive overview of the rationales, processes and outcomes of formal approaches to gender diversity on boards. Drawing on insights from political, business and academic actors, the book discusses how and why the Norwegian law on gender equality on corporate boards is turning into a blueprint for action internationally. Getting Women on to Corporate Boards will prove an invaluable resource for policy-makers, principle-setters, practitioners and students interested in the international lessons from Norway, as well as for current and potential women directors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.