In December 2014, the German government announced a new rule which would require German companies to fill 30% of their board seats with women. The International Labour Organization ranked India 120 out of 131 countries for female labor participation in 2013. 25% of women in India are active in the workforce, a lower rate than that of Cuba, Bangladesh and Somalia. Female literacy stands at 54% in India, more than 21 percentage points behind that of males. In Norway 35.5% of boards contain women directors which is the highest percentage in the world.
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Response rates from 2.8k India voters.
44% Yes |
56% No |
40% Yes |
28% No |
4% Yes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace |
26% No, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
1% Yes, but only for large international corporations |
2% No, the government should never require the diversity of private businesses |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 2.8k India voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 2.8k India voters.
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Unique answers from India voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Initially yes, but the government should support woman from the ground up by improving education and training for women and other opressed of all ages.
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If the women can do the job as good as man then why not but not because of some lame feminism of today. Inshort she has to be fit for the job.
@9CQ4JH52yrs2Y
all enterprises should be publicly owned
@92WL5ZG3yrs3Y
Yes but only those having merit.
@8YNBS7J3yrs3Y
Yes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace but also ensure that all board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender
@8XLWCGB3yrs3Y
If capable and qualifed , definitely yes..regardless of gender
@8VXS43L3yrs3Y
No. Eliminate all mandated diversity quotas as this makes women workers a liability and forces them out of the market.
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