In David Beatty's latest video he gives insight into mandatory corporate board gender quotas and the different perspectives between Europe and North America.
There are 11 countries that have board gender quotas in place. Most of them are in Europe. According to Catalyst, a global nonprofit that helps organizations accelerate progress for women at work, countries with mandatory quotas have on average nearly double (34%) the number of women on corporate boards than those without quota regulation (18%). Mandatory quotas have been in place in some countries since 2008.
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Professor David R. Beatty C.M., O.B.E., F.ICD, CFA, is the Director of the Johnston Centre. He spent a decade managing one of North America’s largest food companies. Over his career he has served on 39 different boards of directors in Canada, America, Mexico, Australia and England and been chairman of 9 public companies. You can find his University of Toronto biography here.