More than two hundred female Dutch professionals have signed a manifesto demanding a quota for women in top positions.It was with mixed feelings, Bercan Günel admits, that she and 214 other female professionals decided to sign a manifesto demanding a quota for women in top positions in both private companies and public institutions. "It is after all a desperate measure," says the director of the headhunting agency Woman Capital. For years the women's lobby has opposed legislation to enforce equal opportunities in the top echelons of the private and public sector. Günel: "We thought voluntary initiatives would be enough to bring about the cultural shift." But despite all the promises the percentage of women hired for top jobs remained disappointing. According to Woman Capital it is currently at 6 percent, and it is not expected to rise above 12 percent for 25 years.
It was with mixed feelings, Bercan Günel admits, that she and 214 other female professionals decided to sign a manifesto demanding a quota for women in top positions in both private companies and public institutions. "It is after all a desperate measure," says the director of the headhunting agency Woman Capital.
For years the women's lobby has opposed legislation to enforce equal opportunities in the top echelons of the private and public sector. Günel: "We thought voluntary initiatives would be enough to bring about the cultural shift." But despite all the promises the percentage of women hired for top jobs remained disappointing. According to Woman Capital it is currently at 6 percent, and it is not expected to rise above 12 percent for 25 years.
My issue is that I doubt that women who rise to the top are any different culturally from the men who promote them. keep to the Fen Causeway
My issue is that I doubt that women who rise to the top are any different culturally from the men who promote them.
