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Legal Mandate to Include Female Executives
We are so pleased to be joined by Janet Langford Kelly, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for ConocoPhillips for this month’s Leading Ladies installment. Kelly is a leader in her industry and inspiration for women attorneys navigating the corporate ladder in heels.
JLK: Looks like Germany may join France, Iceland, Norway and Spain in mandating women in leadership roles at companies. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has adopted a bill that will require large companies listed on Germany’s DAX index to fill at least 30 percent of their board seats with female non-executive directors. The bill will also require large and mid-size German companies to employ more women as managers. If passed by Parliament, the mandate would take effect in 2016.
Germany Requires Large Companies to Put More Women in the Boardroom
What do you think about the mandate? Will it help or hurt equality in the workplace?
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