Board gender system opposed

MEN are opposed to a formal quota system to increase the number of women on the company boards on which they sit.

Research conducted by Behaviour & Attitudes on behalf of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) found that two-thirds, 66%, of Irish directors are not in favour of a formal quota system to increase the number of women on boards.

Six in 10 female directors are in favour of a formal gender quota system, with one in three (36%) favouring it as a temporary requirement and 24% women favouring it as a permanent requirement. Almost three in four (72%) men are against gender quotas.