Focus on France 20 January 2010

MPs aim to put women in the boardroom

Article published on the 2010-01-20 Latest update 2010-01-20 15:01 TU

Members of La Barbe are escorted out of the French Parliament during a protest last September
(Photo: labarbelabarbe.org)

The French parliament is debating a bill Wednesday that would impose gender parity rules on top French companies. Within six years, 40 per cent of board members have to be female. There's a ways to go, as today that number is about ten per cent. Feminist group, La Barbe (The Beard) has been showing up at shareholder meetings wearing fake beards, and offering spoof congratulations for keeping the patriarchy alive.

Focus on France: The business of gender parity

20/01/2010 by Sarah Elzas

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