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Optimizing Board Effectiveness with Gender Diversity : Are Quotas the Answer?

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dc.contributor.author Durbin, Annemarie
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T14:03:06Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T14:03:06Z
dc.date.issued 2011-01
dc.description.abstract Women are underrepresented on corporate boards but are quotas the answer? Not according to the author. Annemarie Durbin cites evidence that using quotas to increase female representation can lead to tokenism, diminish the overall value of diversity on boards, affect board dynamics, and potentially lead to diluted commitments from existing female board directors. She recommends that, instead of quotas, companies should take a holistic approach toward improving board nominating criteria and processes, developing female middle and senior management talent, and ensuring positive dynamics among diverse board members. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15107204/optimizing-board-effectiveness-gender-diversity-quotas-answer
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11069
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Private Sector Opinion; No. 21
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ADVICE TO WOMEN
dc.subject ADVOCACY
dc.subject BOARD MEMBERS
dc.subject BOARD MEMBERSHIP
dc.subject CEOS
dc.subject CHEMISTRY
dc.subject CHIEF EXECUTIVE
dc.subject CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
dc.subject COMPANY
dc.subject CORPORATE BOARD
dc.subject CORPORATE BOARDS
dc.subject CORPORATE FINANCE
dc.subject CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORM
dc.subject CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subject CORPORATION
dc.subject CORPORATIONS
dc.subject COURT
dc.subject CUSTOMER BASE
dc.subject ECONOMIC CLIMATE
dc.subject ECONOMICS
dc.subject EMPLOYEE
dc.subject FEMALE
dc.subject FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject FEMALES
dc.subject FINANCES
dc.subject FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject GENDER
dc.subject GENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subject GENDER GAP
dc.subject GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subject GROUP OF WOMEN
dc.subject INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
dc.subject INDIVIDUALS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subject LAWS
dc.subject LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
dc.subject LIMITED
dc.subject LOAN
dc.subject LTD.
dc.subject MANAGERS
dc.subject NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject SHAREHOLDER
dc.subject SHAREHOLDER VALUE
dc.subject SHAREHOLDERS
dc.subject SHARIAH
dc.subject SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subject SPONSORSHIP
dc.subject STAKEHOLDERS
dc.subject STOCK EXCHANGE
dc.subject SUBSIDIARY
dc.subject WILL
dc.subject WOMAN
dc.subject WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject WOMEN IN BUSINESS
dc.title Optimizing Board Effectiveness with Gender Diversity : Are Quotas the Answer? en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Gender
okr.date.disclosure 2011-09-22
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15107204/optimizing-board-effectiveness-gender-diversity-quotas-answer
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Agriculture
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333038_20110922022434
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 15107204
okr.identifier.report 64587
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/09/22/000333038_20110922022434/Rendered/PDF/645870BRI0Are000Box0361540B0PUBLIC0.pdf en
okr.topic Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic Rural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic Law and Development :: Corporate Law
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Law
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Rural Development
okr.topic Agriculture
okr.unit Corporate Governance Forum (CSBGF)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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