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pissyjoey On January 21, 2007




Midwest City, Oklahoma
#1New Post! Jan 21, 2006 @ 08:17:26
"Publicly traded private companies in Norway are now obliged to have 40 percent of corporate boards to be comprised of women and have been given two years to meet the requirement. Karita Bekkemellem, Minister of Children and Equality, has threatened to dissolve any company that does not do so, reports the New York Times.

Public debate over the law has drawn attention to the small numbers of business women in positions of power: women currently make up 16 percent of board membership, despite the fact that nearly 40 percent of students in Norwegian business schools are female, according to the Times."

Hell yes. Women should be put into more positions of power in this world. I have a hope that powerful women would create a more just and equitable society... Nevertheless, some women make me wonder if that dream is just wishful thinking on my part.
reiko On March 27, 2006

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New York, New York
#2New Post! Jan 22, 2006 @ 04:05:40
@pissyjoey Said
I have a hope that powerful women would create a more just and equitable society...

I'm suprised you would say that considering your racist views on affirmitive action.
bravo_zulu On December 07, 2006




New Sodom, Indiana
#3New Post! Jan 22, 2006 @ 20:42:48
Reiko, shhhh. Right leaning minorities scare Pissyjoe.
elshaune On September 25, 2006




manchester, United Kingdom
#4New Post! Jan 22, 2006 @ 21:29:07
lol yeah i agree
giraffe On August 27, 2006




Dublin, Ireland
#5New Post! Jan 22, 2006 @ 22:08:56
Personally I think it's disgraceful that anyone has to force companies to hire a certain percentage of either women or men. It's incredibly sexist.

A person should be hired solely for their suitability for the job. If that means that a corporate board is comprised entirely of men or women then so be it. If I were in the position of hiring say ten people, it would absolutely sicken me to think that I had to turn down better candidates just to fill a percentage.
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