Some readers say a law feminizing corporate boards is the best path to equality; others oppose quotas as a matter of pride.
This week France's National Assembly passed a bill that would force the nation’s largest companies to devote at least 40% of board positions to women. By most accounts, the bill is likely to be signed into law later this year. This seems like a propitious moment for femmes d'affaires, with France on the verge of being the largest country thus far to impose quotas to break the boardroom boys' club--Norway and Spain also have quotas.
But are government-mandated quotas the right idea? Is it Big Daddy economic interventionism or an effective way to impose gender parity? We brought these questions to the ForbesWoman community on LinkedIn.
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