Women on corporate boards of public listed companies - a UK and EU gender diversity conundrum
Book chapter
Nsubuga, H. 2020. Women on corporate boards of public listed companies - a UK and EU gender diversity conundrum. in: Howard, E., Dominguez-Redondo, E. and Baéz, N. (ed.) Affirmative Action and the Law: Efficacy of National and International Approaches London and New York Routledge. pp. 163-178
Chapter title | Women on corporate boards of public listed companies - a UK and EU gender diversity conundrum |
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Authors | Nsubuga, H. |
Abstract | This chapter analyses the current state of affairs in relation to gender diversity on the boards of public listed companies in the UK and the EU. The chapter analyses the proposed European Union (EU) Directive on Women on Company Boards and related matters, the current stage of the proposed Directive and why it has not been adopted for over 7 years. The chapter analyses key conceptual underpinnings that may have contributed to the procedural paralysis in the adoption of the Directive. The position and current state of affairs on women on corporate boards of FTSE listed companies in the UK is examined, as well as initiatives taken by the UK government and institutional players to address this concern. Finally, the chapter analyses why the UK government’s recommendation for FTSE listed companies to achieve a 40 percent representation of women on FTSE boards by 2020 has not been achieved and offers a suggestive solution. |
Page range | 163-178 |
Book title | Affirmative Action and the Law: Efficacy of National and International Approaches |
Editors | Howard, E., Dominguez-Redondo, E. and Baéz, N. |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of publication | London and New York |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9780367219536 |
Electronic | 9780429268991 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 25 Sep 2020 |
25 Sep 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 19 Feb 2020 |
Accepted | 06 Oct 2019 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in "Affirmative Action and the Law: Efficacy of National and International Approaches" on 25/09/2020, available online: http://www.routledge.com/9780367219536 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429268991-11/women-corporate-boards-public-listed-companies-uk-eu-gender-diversity-conundrum-hamiisi-junior-nsubuga?context=ubx&refId=f3412c00-c4eb-429b-9125-0a5641f7f2b8 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429268991 |
Language | English |
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