In the United States, women hold 19.2 percent of board seats of companies listed in the Standard and Poors directory. In 2018 California became the first U.S. state to require companies based within its borders to put female directors on their boards. Companies with at least five directors would need to have two or three female directors, depending on the size of the board, according to the new law. Those that don’t would face financial penalties. In July 2022 a judge in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles ruled that the law was unconstitutional because it violated the equal protection clause of the state’s constitution, according to a copy of the verdict.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender
@9FLTH788mos8MO
If a woman is more qualified or more educated in matters that will benefit the company than a man then she should be allowed to be a board member and vice versa. All that matters is that the board is running the company in the best way possible.
@9GKPQKQLibertarian7mos7MO
If women truly got paid less than men, corporations would hire more women to increase profit. Women are "paid less," because they aren't working as high paying job, they aren't working the same amount of hours, or they are capable to do the same type of jobs as men physically.
@9GK66ZSLibertarian7mos7MO
Gender and Race are irrelevant to a humans potential. If someone is shown to be competent in that particular field, their Gender or race should not matter.
@9FTZBZ48mos8MO
If a man and a woman have the same qualifications for a position then it should be based in effectiveness or ingenuity or determination, race and gender should never be factors in achievement based positions. If the woman is qualified then she will earn the position, if she is not then the company is all the better for it as it will be under a more skilled and qualified leader who just so happens to be a man.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No
@9F8TH938mos8MO
women represent 58.3% of the U.S. workforce, while men represent 41.7%. Working Asian women are more likely to work in management, professional, and other related executive positions than women of other races and ethnicity.
@9F758BWLibertarian8mos8MO
It may discriminate towards people who may be just as if not more qualified.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace
@9F5XWHK8mos8MO
People of color or people that say they are of different genders than male should not be viewed as a better higher than people that are white or male purely based off of their race or gender because that is immoral, racist, and sexist.
@9FG3DKVRepublican8mos8MO
The workplace can hire whoever they want and who best fits the job and if they decide that the people who best fit the position end up being all white men then that is who they should hire.
@9FLTH788mos8MO
I don't think the government should "require" anything though I think they should heavily encourage diversity.
@9F8TH938mos8MO
The issue with gender diversity or racial diversity is that it favors only the people who fit the quota and nothing else. They should hire the people who are the best in their field instead of being required to hire a person who cannot do their job correctly.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, but only for large international corporations
@9FTZBZ48mos8MO
A persons gender should not be a factor in if they receive a position in a company. It should go to the most qualified person, if it happens to be a woman than that is great, but forced diversity rarely leads to success.
@9FNW66MProgressive8mos8MO
Women are more than capable of getting there without the requirement being there. If policy like that is put in place only for women it gives men and people who look down upon women an easy argument to diminish women's ability to get there.
@Th3004144yrs4Y
Not necessarily required, but more diversity us needed
@8HJPJB74yrs4Y
Have people on the board that are qualified regardless of gender or race. Gender should not be a contributing factor
@erikb94yrs4Y
No. Let them choose the gender mix (or lack thereof), let them reveal the degree of commitment to diversity, so that potential customers and clients can choose whether or not to do business with them accordingly.
@54MDY264yrs4Y
Yes, in proportion to number of women employees.
@92RB63W2yrs2Y
Hire the most qualified candidates, but have blind interviews or blind applications. Remove any indication of biases such as name, race, gender. relevant experience and qualifications on a resume are all that should be required. When people say “hire the most qualified candidate” it’s a dog whistle that usually means, “don’t change the way applications and interviews are done because then it won’t inherently benefit the white male like me.”
@5BHYRNZ4yrs4Y
Only men should be allowed as board members.
@8PCT9HB4yrs4Y
Where is the argument here? Studies have shown women and men being near identical in levels of intelligence, and women are able to accomplish just as much as men are. Don't try to "discuss" a topic you clearly haven't educated yourself on with zero back up argument or evidence.
Source: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/study-finds-some-significant-differences-brains-men-and-women
@9D5CCYX10mos10MO
board members should be the most qualified regardless of what their gender or sex is.
@ZealousL3ftLeaningGreen10mos10MO
I completely understand where you're coming from - qualifications should indeed be paramount. However, the issue lies in the fact that women, despite being equally qualified, are often overlooked for board positions. For instance, a study by Harvard Business Review found that women are less likely to be considered for board positions, even when they have the same qualifications as men. This suggests that biases, even if unconscious, are at play. If requirements were put in place, it could correct this imbalance.
@8KZ4TKQ4yrs4Y
No, it all depends on what the member can bring to the business. Gender should not have any significant meaning
@9L74FFC2mos2MO
Not required since members should be the most qualified regardless of gender, but it should be encouraged and any board that’s entirely devoid of female representation should be investigated for a possible gender bias
@9JW87V63mos3MO
Not required since board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender, but any board that entirely lacks female representation and has a history of lacking representation should be investigated for a possible gender bias
@996MBCL1yr1Y
Yes, but they should be qualified for the position
@alednicky4yrs4Y
Yes, because board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender. By requiring women on boards they have to actually consider them as candidates for the position instead of glossing over them. Chances are that they'll find a suitable candidate to fill that board position
@8T7TX9H3yrs3Y
No, forced diversity is not real diversity
@8SGQ5FW3yrs3Y
No, if a women wants that position, they need to earn it
@8LCBPXT4yrs4Y
not if they are not qualified
I hope for more women to be in the higher offices but may the best candiate win that job.
@8L7BG6Y4yrs4Y
Require Equality or opportunity, not go for equality of outcome.
@94KMKB72yrs2Y
Attempts at diversifying the oppressor class is ultimately useless and essentially woke fascism. We should start a violent revolution against the capitalist status quo instead.
@94K5G692yrs2Y
Institute workplace democracy
The board of directors should be directly elected by the workers, the number of women they elect is up to them
@94HJJJTWomen’s Equality2yrs2Y
we shouldn't have to require women to be on a board of directors, but women also shouldn't be discriminated against
@95CY9ZG2yrs2Y
no, businesses should be owned by the workers so the workers control who is on the board of directors
@8JDB9XPWomen’s Equality4yrs4Y
the best qualifiers should be picked to be on the board, without discrim
@8LDMT6B4yrs4Y
You put a women in a job because of her qualifications, not because of her gender.
@9C95G2P12mos12MO
No, women should marry and stay home with the children. Only men should work.
@VulcanMan6 12mos12MO
I didn't realize you were anti-freedom...
@957BTS42yrs2Y
No, women should not be in the workplace
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
“women should not be in the workplace”
Not all women can/should be homemakers.
@8LVKYMW4yrs4Y
Board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender. This being said I do still agree at least for big corporations that there should be some required diversity of members.
@99PQCBN1yr1Y
I think that it would be fair to have women instead of men but some jobs are specially for men and specially for women.
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