On Tuesday, Council of the EU and European Parliament agreed on the gender quotas of 40% in listed large companies non-executive director posts, or 33% of executive and non-executive roles combined. Imposing the gender quota has been in the EU agenda for a long time, first introduced by France holding the highest percentage of women workers in the positions today
Von der Leyen said in a statement:
Diversity is not only a matter of fairness. It also drives growth and innovation. The business case for having more women in leadership is clear… There are plenty of women qualified for top jobs: they should be able to get them