A Sure Way to Wreck Women’s Status in the Boardroom

Incredible that “A new French law requires listed firms to reserve 40% of board seats for women by 2017. Norway and Spain have similar laws; Germany is considering one. The European Parliament declared this month that such quotas should be applied throughout the EU.” The Economists patiently responds. I can’t think of a a surer way to discredit the status of any professional woman who has earned a higher status by merit than to enforce strict quotas.