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I mean it makes perfect sense right, I thought this was basic economics. Market dictates to maximize shareholder value you need optimal board members x,y,z. A
by CryoLogic 8y ago
I mean it makes perfect sense right, I thought this was basic economics.
Market dictates to maximize shareholder value you need optimal board members x,y,z. A law like this makes you replace z with e.
It's not that a woman can't do the job, but instead that the supply of women capable is much lower. As a result, with a shortage and a mandate for women board members some companies will get sub-optimal picks which result in sub-optimal results.
- zorpner 8y agoThey are not less "capable". They are systematically discriminated against at every stage of their career.
- gizmo686 8y agoThat would seem to contradict the linked abstract.
- swampthinker 8y agoBecause they have been systematically discriminated against at every stage, most female executives are less capable. They haven't been given the same opportunities and experience that their male counterparts have.