In December 2014, the German government announced a new rule which would require German companies to fill 30% of their board seats with women. In Ireland 8% of corporate boards seat women directors which is less than the UK (22.8%), US (19.2%), Canada (20.8%) and Australia (23.6%). In Norway 35.5% of boards contain women directors which is the highest percentage in the world.
42% Yes |
58% No |
37% Yes |
36% No |
4% Yes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace |
20% No, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
1% Yes, but only for large international corporations |
1% No, the government should never require the diversity of private businesses |
See how support for each position on “Gender Workplace Diversity” has changed over time for 22k Ireland voters.
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See how importance of “Gender Workplace Diversity” has changed over time for 22k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes and the government should place more emphasis on alternate ways of accessing the qualifications necessary
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Women of merit should be appointed to the boards which should eventually reach 50% . But women should not just be appointed because they are women .
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Only if there is discrimination in the business. If everyone is equal and it just happened that all board members were male, that's fine and vice versa (and anyone else no matter what they identify as!)
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Only if that gender is underrepresented
@9BZBGT91yr1Y
No but the government should do more to encourage diversity in the workplace - overall diversity, not just women.
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