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Equality Diversity Inclusion Conference, Athens, 1-3 July 2013Atelier thématique proposé par Jacqueline Laufer, Frederique Pigeyre et Anne-Françoise BenderWomen should represent 40% of large public listed companies Corporate Boards members in the near future in several European countries (Spain, Netherlands, France…), following the example of Norway. Other countries should also, on a more volunteer basis, endeavor to reach similar parity. In this context, an interesting corpus of research is emerging (Terjesen, Sealy and Singh 2009), answering such questions as: Who are these feminine board members, do they “differ” in any way – education, age, background etc… - from their male counterparts? Is there anything happening in boards’ functioning following their presence? etc…Beyond the sheer numeric representation of women and its potential effects, boards’ feminization paves the way for ”shaking” the Glass Ceiling on women’ careers (Davidson and Burke 2011). If experienced women are needed in boards, firms should start to really enable their access to corporate top positions in order for them to build adequate business expertise. (...)Lire la suite : Athenes EDI - Stream Bender, Laufer, PigeyreDate limite d'envoi des propositions : 1er février 2013