California may mandate a woman in the boardroom, but businesses are fighting it (companies, government)

[Suburban_Guy]

So much for the best person for the job.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/12/ca...it/?yptr=yahoo

California is moving toward becoming the first state to require companies to have women on their boards –assuming the idea could survive a likely court challenge.

Sparked by debates around fair pay, sexual harassment and workplace culture, two female state senators are spearheading a bill to promote greater gender representation in corporate decision-making. Of the 445 publicly traded companies in California, a quarter of them lack a single woman in their boardrooms.

[shiftymh]

Anyone can identify as a woman now, so this is no problem.

[katzpaw]

It's a willful old boy's club if a public traded company says the can't find a qualified woman to sit on their board.

[DRob4JC]

Are they running a business or are they playing government whack-a-mole - where all they do is use a hammer to hit whatever government regulations pop out of the hole?

[rbohm]

the effort would never survive a court challenge. the government cannot force a business to have someone on the board of the company that the company doesnt want. but go ahead and try it cali, and see how many more businesses leave the state, and how quickly they do it.

[Joey2k]

Originally Posted by katzpaw

It's a willful old boy's club if a public traded company says the can't find a qualified woman to sit on their board.

And it's sexist and chauvnistic to insist that gender even be a consideration in deciding who to put on the board.

[Scotty011]

The government has no right to tell any business who they can or cannot put on their boards. It will be taken to court.

[armourereric]

Originally Posted by rbohm

the effort would never survive a court challenge. the government cannot force a business to have someone on the board of the company that the company doesnt want. but go ahead and try it cali, and see how many more businesses leave the state, and how quickly they do it.

Wait until many of these companies unpleasantly find out their biggest stock holder is CALPERS.

[Pilot1]

Originally Posted by shiftymh

Anyone can identify as a woman now, so this is no problem.

^^^^^This. Plus the Media tells us there are so many Trannies out there because it is such an important societal issue, we can have the best of both worlds. A man in a woman's body.

[ben young]

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