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Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

In December 2014, the German government announced a new rule which would require German companies to fill 30% of their board seats with women. In 2016 23.6% of corporate boards in Australia appointed women to fill board ships. There are currently no laws in Australia requiring boards to fill seats with women directors. In Norway 35.5% of boards contain women directors which is the highest percentage in the world.

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Response rates from 37.4k Australia voters.

42%
Yes
58%
No
38%
Yes
37%
No
3%
Yes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace
19%
No, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender
1%
Yes, but only for large international corporations
1%
No, the government should never require the diversity of private businesses

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 @BD73PHTanswered…1wk1W

it is up to the company and what type of business they run and if it would be smarter to have a women but its not sexist if they dont it just depends on talent but if there is a women more talented in the feild then a man then the women should its what is in best intrest of the company.

 @BD2FTK6answered…2wks2W

No, but the businesses themselves should not feel prohibited from doing so themselves.

 @BCXYBXXanswered…3wks3W

No, but they should have a systematic preference to counteract bias.

 @BBN9SSYanswered…2mos2MO

For a small period of time as this enables the necessary cultural change to allow women to rise up in the workplace

 @B4XPQN3answered…1yr1Y

No, we should encourage diversity but not mandate it, but we should allow companies themselves to mandate it.

 @B4PBNFQanswered…1yr1Y

No, the government should never be able to require diversity in a private business, the best candidate and fit for the job should be the person chosen, regardless of their gender, race or sexual orientations.

 @B4MM9P6answered…1yr1Y

No, but there should be exceptions for those businesses that require a specific gender expertise or experience

 @B4BPF7Tanswered…1yr1Y

No. While we should encourage diversity, it should be up to the business if they want to require it or not.

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