Gender Quota in the Boardroom: The Dutch Approach

M. Lückerath-Rovers
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Since 2013 the Dutch Civil Code has required a minimum of 30 per cent women (and men) on both the executive and the supervisory boards of companies. The law is based on the comply or explain principle: companies that have not reached the 30 per cent target on one or other of these Boards should explain in their annual report why the seats are not evenly distributed, how the company has tried to achieve a balanced distribution of the seats and how the company intends in future to realise a balanced distribution of the seats. Research among the 87 listed companies in the Netherlands shows that the average percentage of women on supervisory boards increased to 25 per cent in 2014, but that the percentage on executive boards increased only to 6 per cent. While the 30 per cent target should have been reached by January 2016, it seems only a matter of time before a quota with sanctions will be introduced in the Netherlands.
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董事会中的性别配额:荷兰方法
自2013年以来,《荷兰民法典》(Dutch Civil Code)要求公司执行委员会和监事会中女性(和男性)的比例至少达到30%。该法律基于“遵守或解释”原则:未能在其中一个或另一个董事会中达到30%目标的公司应在其年度报告中解释席位分配不均的原因,公司如何努力实现席位的平衡分配,以及公司打算如何实现席位的平衡分配。对荷兰87家上市公司的研究显示,2014年监事会中女性的平均比例上升至25%,但执行董事会中的女性比例仅上升至6%。尽管30%的目标本应在2016年1月之前实现,但荷兰引入有制裁措施的配额似乎只是时间问题。
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