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GENDER BALANCE ABOVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE QUOTAS

open access: yesInternational Journal of Social Sciences & Economic Environment, 2022
Aim of the Study: The paper tries to examine how the evolution of the principles of corporate governance can promote improvement in other fields as well. Specifically, it aims to investigate whether the imposition of quotas on the boards of big corporations encourage gender balance outside the companies themselves Design/Methodology: Through ...
openaire   +2 more sources

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Equality Policies in the European Union and Kazakhstan: A Comparative Study

open access: yesJournal of Central Asian Studies
Kazakhstan has made significant progress in institutionalizing gender equality. However, there are still existing challenges, including the gender pay gap, women’s underrepresentation in leadership positions, and gender-based violence. This study aims to
Gaziza Akhmetchina
doaj   +1 more source

Regulatory enforcement, gender quotas, and women on board: evolution and firm performance

open access: yesInternational Business Logistics Journal, 2022
One of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations in 2015 is goal 5 (SDG 5 or global goal 5) concerns gender equality. Target 5.5 (Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all ...
Mohamed Omran
doaj   +1 more source

Cartels, board gender composition and gender quotas

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Law and Economics
AbstractCartel busting often results in the restructuring of boards of directors, presumably to remove individuals (both executive and non-executive members) who may have been involved in the cartel. This study employs 2 exogenous changes—cartel busting and binding board gender quotas policies—to examine their impact on board gender composition using ...
García Galindo, Carmen   +3 more
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Respirable Dust Exposure in Western Australian Mining: Trends, Variability, and Implications for Occupational Health

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mining workers are exposed to a range of respiratory hazards, including respirable dust. While exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the mining industry has been found to be common, less is known about trends in measured levels of exposure to respirable dust overall.
Renee N. Carey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mecanismos de representación política en las democracias latinoamericanas: las cuotas electorales de género

open access: yesLa Manzana de la Discordia, 2016
Resumen: A partir de cifras y hechos planteados por PNUD, CEPAL, FLACSO Chile e INSTRAW sobre la participación política de las mujeres, se realiza una revisión de los debates, aplicaciones y efectos de las cuotas electorales de género en América latina.
Roberto Álvarez San Martín
doaj   +1 more source

Legal aspects of gender balance on corporate boards in Germany [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The German corporate governance code includes a recommendation as to diversity on corporate boards. Two draft bills on gender quotas are currently under way in legislative proceedings.
Langenbucher, Katja
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Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards : Depoliticizing Gender and the Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Gender quotas for corporate boards can be seen as a way of drawing attention to gendered power within the economy as well as a way to democratize the economy, yet the debate about them has focused on the economic and business benefits of gender equality ...
Elomäki, Anna
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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