The EU directive for gender equality in the board of directors is ready: pink quotas at 40%

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After a ten-year back and forth, Parliament and the Council reached a painful compromise here in Brussels this week on a draft directive presented by the European Commission in 2012 to facilitate the arrival of women in the top positions of listed companies. . The difficulties in finding an agreement reflect how complex the issue is, jealously guarded both by member countries and by the business world. The text of the directive provides that listed companies …