Who supports gender quotas for company leadership? An empirical analysis of determinants of support and rejection among German citizens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3940786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Mohring (0000-0002-3742-5374), Céline Teney (0000-0001-6359-5361), Christopher Bu, Christopher Buß |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 121-143 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Soziale Welt (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-6073 |
| Publisher | Nomos Verlag (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5771/0038-6073-2019-2-121 |
| OpenAlex | W2995009692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
After a long and controversial debate, a statutory gender boardroom quota was introduced in Germany in 2016. We examine the determinants of support for this quota among citizens aiming to identify the social groups that approve the most and those that resent the most the quota law. The approaches of self-interest, political orientation, and exposure are used to understand variation in support from a theoretical perspective. Based on data from the German Internet Panel (GIP) surveyed in March 2017 (N=2544), individual-level and workplace-related determinants of support for the boardroom quota are analysed. Our results show a general gender gap in support for a quota with greater support among women, but reveal differences within the target group of women and within the non-target group of men. These differences demonstrate that the interplay of gender and position on the labour market is pivotal for attitudes towards affirmative action in favour of women. The quota is most supported by single women in upper management positions, while most opposed by married women and young men. This leads to the conclusion that opposition to the gender quota is greatest among those who are disregarded by the regulation or might see their prospective labour market chances to be threatened
Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Empirical research · German · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Statutory law · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |