Are All Quotas the Same?: Debating Legislative and Corporate Board Quotas in Five Countries

• In Event: Representation and Discourse in Gender and Politics

Brief Overview

Using parliamentary debates in 5 European states, we analyze how legislators discuss legislative and corporate board quotas on gender. We find they utilize remarkably similar arguments about equality, democracy, and state obligations.

Authors

• Kimberly Beth Cowell-Meyers, American University

• Lori Younissess, American University