Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: Attitudes and Progression

This constructivist-interpretivist research examined actors’ attitudes towards the prospect of legislated gender quotas for ASX200 boards in Australia. Thematic analysis demonstrated ongoing resistance towards board gender diversity, a preference for maintaining the status quo, and limited desire fo...

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Main Author: Latham, Jillian Anne
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89364
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description This constructivist-interpretivist research examined actors’ attitudes towards the prospect of legislated gender quotas for ASX200 boards in Australia. Thematic analysis demonstrated ongoing resistance towards board gender diversity, a preference for maintaining the status quo, and limited desire for structural change. A stark polarisation between actors who support and oppose board gender quotas was uncovered. These findings advance the board diversity literature and have implications for the progression of board gender composition in Australia.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-893642022-09-27T02:09:02Z Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: Attitudes and Progression Latham, Jillian Anne This constructivist-interpretivist research examined actors’ attitudes towards the prospect of legislated gender quotas for ASX200 boards in Australia. Thematic analysis demonstrated ongoing resistance towards board gender diversity, a preference for maintaining the status quo, and limited desire for structural change. A stark polarisation between actors who support and oppose board gender quotas was uncovered. These findings advance the board diversity literature and have implications for the progression of board gender composition in Australia. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89364 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Latham, Jillian Anne
Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: Attitudes and Progression
title Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: Attitudes and Progression
title_full Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: Attitudes and Progression
title_fullStr Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: Attitudes and Progression
title_full_unstemmed Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: Attitudes and Progression
title_short Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: Attitudes and Progression
title_sort gender quotas for corporate boards: attitudes and progression
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89364