Women on Corporate Boards and in Top Management European Trends and Policy

• Main Author: Colette Fagan, Maria González Menèndez, Silvia Gómez Ansón, M. González Menèndez, S. Gómez Ansón
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan 2012; Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Edition: 1
• Series: Work and Welfare in Europe
• Subjects: Comparative Politics; Discrimination & Race Relations; Europe; European Union Politics; Gender Studies; Glass ceiling (Employment discrimination); Management; Management & management techniques; Manpower policy; Palgrave Social Sciences Collection; Political Sociology; Social discrimination; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Social Sciences; Sociology of Work; Sociology/General; Sociology: work & labour; Women executives; Women's Studies; Work, Labour, Employment and Organizations
• ISBN: 0230307736; 9780230307735; 0230293441; 9780230293441; 9781349332915; 1349332917
• DOI: 10.1057/9780230307735

01 02 Has women's presence on company boards and in other top management positions improved? And in which countries and types of organization has most progress towards gender parity been made? This book provides an international comparative analysis of the trends and evaluates gender equality policy developments, including those focused on corporate governance, such as the use of gender quotas for board membership. It includes detailed analysis using new data from eight European countries strategically selected because of their different policy frameworks and trajectories with regard to welfare, employment and promoting gender equality: Norway, Sweden, Finland, the UK, France, Spain, Hungary and Slovenia. Developments in women's presence in top management jobs are considered in relation to the broader gender structuring of the labour market and political life. Policy debates and developments to redress women's under-representation in this arena are examined and evaluated and theoretically informed explanations are advanced, which emphasize the influence of national institutional settings and policy regimes, over and above market forces, even at this elite level of the employment hierarchy. 31 02 This book provides a cross-national European comparative analysis of the presence–and absence–of women on company boards and in top management positions 02 02 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. 08 02 '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 13 02 COLETTE FAGAN Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the European Work and Employment Research Centre, University of Manchester UK. She advises the European Commission on gender equality policy as a member of its academic Expert Group on Gender and Employment [EGGE]. MARÍA GONZÁLEZ MENÉNDEZ Senior Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Oviedo, Spain. She has published research in the areas of workers' participation, flexible work practices and human resource management. SILVIA GÓMEZ-ANSÓN Associate Professor of Finance and Accountancy, University of Oviedo, Spain. She has published research in the areas of corporate finance and governance, family firms and privatizations. 19 02 Analyzes trends in women's access to top management jobs and corporate boards International comparative analysis of developments across 8 European countries including Norway, Sweden, Finland, the UK, Spain, France, Slovenia and Hungary Explores women's presence in top management jobs in relation to the broader gender structuring of labour markets and political life 04 02 List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Series Preface Funding Reference Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; M.González Menéndez, C.Fagan and S.Gómez Ansón Women on European Boards; S.Gómez Ansón The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.González Menéndez & L.Martínez González 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.González Menéndez & L.Martínez González New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.Mr?ela , B.Lužar & S.Šmuc Women in Management – The Hungarian Case; B.Nagy Conclusions; C.Fagan& M.González Menéndez Bibliography Index