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Studia Iuridica

BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING: IN SEARCH OF THE ROLE OF EUROPEAN COMPANY LAW FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

2023, 101, No. 1

Weronika Herbet-Homenda

0000-0003-0255-9353

University of Warsaw

DOI

10.31338/2544-3135.si.2024-101.8

Publication date

29.02.2024

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Law

Discipline

law

Language of publication

English

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Abstract

Women empowerment agenda plays a crucial law in a global legal debate. Despite years of struggle and undeniable success in several fields, women remain vastly underrepresented in the workforce and business leadership. The areas traditionally associated with gender equality are located within the public law regulations, with the core of labor and social security law. At the same time, it seems that some useful tools can be also provided by private law. Therefore, in the thought of a multi-faced, comprehensive approach, it is worth evaluating the actual and potential law of the European company law regulations. The aim of the article is to present the current legal and research state-of-play, mark the research gaps and formulate hypotheses as to the possible developments in this regard.

Keywords:

women empowerment,gender equality,gender diversity,company law,board members,quotas

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