Women on Corporate Boards and in Top Management European Trends and Policy [Hardcover]

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.List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Series Preface Funding Reference Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; M.Gonz?lez Men?ndez, C.Fagan and S.G?mez Ans?n  Women on European Boards; S.G?mez Ans?n The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonz?lez Men?ndez & L.Mart?nez Gonz?lez 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.Gonz?lez Men?ndez & L.Mart?nez Gonz?lez New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.Mrcela , B.Lu~ar & S.`muc Women in Management  The Hungarian Case; B.Nagy Conclusions; C.Fagan& M.Gonz?lez Men?ndez Bibliography Index

'Overall, this work is an informative and excellent starting point for anyone who would like to know where Europe and European countries stand with regard to the feminization of top decision-making positions within companies. I found this book very stimulating as it seems to be sparking new research avenues.' - Aline Conchon, ETUI, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Resarch

TONJA BLATNIK Managers' Association of Slovenia, SloveniaLOVE BOHMAN Stockholm University, SwedenMAGNUS BYGREN Stockholm University, SwedenCRISlC­