Women on corporate boards and in top management: European trends and policy

Has women's presence on company boards and in other top management positions improved? And in which countries and types of organization has most progress towards gender parity been made? This book provides an international comparative analysis of the trends and evaluates gender equality policy developments, including those focused on corporate governance, such as the use of gender quotas for board membership. It includes detailed analysis using new data from eight European countries strategically selected because of their different policy frameworks and trajectories with regard to welfare, employment and promoting gender equality: Norway, Sweden, Finland, the UK, France, Spain, Hungary and Slovenia. .Developments in women's presence in top management jobs are considered in relation to the broader gender structuring of the labour market and political life. Policy debates and developments to redress women's under-representation in this arena are examined and evaluated and theoretically informed explanations are advanced, which emphasize the influence of national institutional settings and policy regimes, over and above market forces, even at this elite level of the employment hierarchy. INDICE: List of Tables.List of Figures.List of Boxes.Series Preface.Funding Reference.Acknowledgements.Notes on Contributors.Introduction; .M.GonzÁlez MenÉndez, C.Fagan and S.Gómez Ansón . .Women on European Boards; .S.Gómez Ansón.The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations;.M.GonzÁlez MenÉndez.& .L.Martínez GonzÁlez.Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway - Innovative Gender Equality Policy;. M.Teigen.Surge Under Threat- The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors;. L.Bohman., .M.Bygren. &.C.Edling.Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boardsin Finland; .P.Korvajarvi.Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; .N.Teasdale., .C.Fagan.& .C.Shepherd.Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change;. M.Smith.,. P.Srinivasan.& .K.Zhuk.Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; .M.GonzÁlez MenÉndez.& .L.Martínez GonzÁlez.New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; .A.Mrčela., .B.Lužar.& .S.Å muc.Women in Management - The HungarianCase; .B.Nagy.Conclusions; .C.Fagan&. .M.GonzÁlez MenÉndez. .Bibliography.Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-29344-1
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 312
• Fecha Publicación: 06/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido