Description
This book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative analysis is combined with detailed analysis of eight European countries with different policy regimes and trajectories. Edited By Colette Fagan, Maria Gonzlez Menndez and Silvia Gmez Ansn List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Series Preface Funding Reference Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez & L.Martnez Gonzlez 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 Boards in 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.Gonzlez Menndez & L.Martnez Gonzlez New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.Mrcela , B.Luzar & S.smuc Women in Management – The Hungarian Case; B.Nagy Conclusions; C.Fagan& M.Gonzlez Menndez Bibliography Index
