More Women on Corporate Boards: Germany Forcing its Companies to Achieve a Goal China Has Seemingly Reached Easily and Voluntarily.

Description

Women are still largely underrepresented in management positions in the corporate sphere, particularly on corporate boards. Germany has implemented a “women´s quota” requiring at least 30 percent of women on corporate boards China does not have a “women´s quota” but has established initiatives to promote women and their skills in order to obtain a management position later on. I will compare China versus Germany regarding the presence of women on corporate boards. I plan to compare statistics regarding women on corporate boards in China versus Germany before and after the quota was introduced in Germany. Furthermore, I will conduct a questionnaire survey using the Schein Descriptive Index (SDI) in Germany and China regarding the existent perceptions about women, men and management positions.

Project Details

Project Type: Dissertation
Subject Group: Law, Economics and Social Sciences
Start: 2016
End: 2019

Organization

Faculty/Central Institute: Political and Social Sciences
Institute/Seminar: Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Socities

Project Team

Director: Dr. Friederike Kies

Keywords

Women on supervisory boards in Germany and China, gender research, women's quota

Researchers