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That was never said or implied.

• rayiner 11y ago
  Of course it's implied. The comment makes no sense unless you assume that the target of having 30% women is at odds with 100% of the board being competent.
  • avar 11y ago
    It's important to realize that when the government makes these sort of comments their intent is usually to enforce it on a per-company basis. According to Wikipedia the average size of a board is 9.2 members, and as low as 3 members[1]. It's easy to imagine a company where the 3 most competent people all happen to be either male or female. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors#Size http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors#Size
  • atom-morgan 11y ago
    > I think that next year 100% of executive board positions should be held by capable people, regardless of their sex. No, it isn't implied at all. (emphasis mine)
    • rayiner 11y ago
      Here is a hypothetical exchange. Statement: The phone should have a glass back. Response: The phone should be durable. The only reasonable interpretation of the response is that it calls into question the durability of phones with glass backs. Otherwise, it is a non sequitur. Similarly, the only reasonable interpretation of the quoted statement is that it calls into question whether a board composed of 30% women can also be 100% composed of capable people. Otherwise it makes no sense as a response.
• s73v3r 11y ago
  That was clearly implied.