Gender Parity- Law or Is It Guts?

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Last year, the European Commission took a dramatic step in its effort to diversify. Vĕra Jourová, the EU commissioner in charge of justice and gender equity, advocated for a gender quota that requires 40% of a company’s non-executive directors to be female. Firms that fail to meet that threshold would be required to prioritize female candidates over men when filling a board seat. (What a concept!)