Most directors oppose gender quotas

Two-thirds of company directors are opposed to gender quotas to increase the number of women on company boards, a survey for …

Two-thirds of company directors are opposed to gender quotas to increase the number of women on company boards, a survey for the Institute of Directors in Ireland shows.

The Behaviour Attitudes survey found three in every five female directors favoured a quota system.

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