Female participation on corporate boards: an approach to the proposal for a Directive of November 2012 on improving male and female balance in companies

<p>The present work examines, from the legal point of view, the female representation in the corporate boards in companies. To address this topic a comparative analysis was made between the European Directive Proposal (approved, with some controversy, on November 14<sup>th</sup>, 2...

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Main Author: Maoly Carrasquero Cepeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Deusto 2014-11-01
Series:Estudios de Deusto
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Online Access:http://revista-estudios.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/244
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Summary:<p>The present work examines, from the legal point of view, the female representation in the corporate boards in companies. To address this topic a comparative analysis was made between the European Directive Proposal (approved, with some controversy, on November 14<sup>th</sup>, 2012) and the Spanish regulation, pointing out some of their similarities and differences. At the same time, arguments about the supposed infringement of the equity and free enterprise rights are studied, in order to estimate the convenience of the quotas for the improvement of the women’s situation in the economic decision making.</p><p><strong>Published online</strong>: 13 November 2014</p>
ISSN:0423-4847
2386-9062