Voici une étude internationale publiée par Paul Hastings sur la place des femmes dans les conseils d’administration et sur les contenus des codes de gouvernance eu égard à la parité.
Cette étude couvre plusieurs thèmes concernant le raffermissement de la situation des femmes dans les instances de décision, notamment :
(1) éduquer les C.A. sur les impératifs d’affaires reliés à l’importance de la diversité;
(2) présenter des stratégies d’ouverture de postes sur les conseils d’administration;
(3) créer des réseaux et des banques de candidatures féminines.
Les auteurs font le point sur l’évolution de la situation des femmes dans les C.A., pays par pays. Je vous invite à consulter cet ouvrage afin de vous familiariser avec les règlementations internationales en gouvernance. On y présente un excellent résumé des codes de gouvernance :
Résumé des codes de gouvernance par pays | Paul Hastings
Le document suivant présente le sommaire exécutif de l’étude de Paul Hastings :
Summary of the study « Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Boardroom »
Enfin, si vous souhaitez approfondir votre connaissance du sujet, vous pouvez lire le document au complet :
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Boardroom | Full report
Voici un extrait de l’étude
Europe continues to be a leader on this issue. In the past year, we saw tangible progress as well as continued debate about the best approaches for promoting greater representation of women on corporate boards. 2013 showed the highest year-on-year change recorded to date in the average number of women on boards of large corporations in European Union Member States, in part due to mandatory quotas. However, several EU countries have pursued strategies other than mandatory quotas to address the gap. Austria, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, and Sweden favor legislation and corporate codes that allow companies to set their own targets and policies. Recent amendments to the UK’s corporate governance code more explicitly reference gender as a factor in making board appointments. The changes also require that companies report publically on their board member selection process, diversity, and gender policy as well as measurable objectives for implementing and gauging progress. In Germany, the debate over fixed quotas continues within the government and no legislation addressing gender parity is expected this year.
The United States and Canada continue to exhibit only marginal growth in the percentage of women on boards since the 2012 report. However, in the United States, there has been renewed attention and discourse in the public domain regarding the lack of women in the highest echelons of corporate leadership following several op-eds and most notably, Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead. Notably, much of the discourse has centered on private sector initiatives, rather than mandatory quotas or other legislative solutions.
In Australia, new legislation has bolstered reporting requirements: private companies with 80 or more employees must report annually regarding specific gender equality indicators. The legislation includes potential sanctions such as naming non-compliant companies in national newspapers and jeopardizing such companies’ eligibility for government contracting. In New Zealand, the proposed NZSX/NZDX Listing Rules regarding diversity have been enacted, requiring listed companies to provide a breakdown of the gender composition of their directors and officers.
Articles reliés au sujet :
Viewpoints: Should equal gender pay be enforced? (themexicanpost.wordpress.com)
When Progress is Too Slow, We Need Gender Quotas (bigthink.com)
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Boardroom (blogs.law.harvard.edu)
Gouvernance | Jacques Grisé 
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