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Do quotas for women on boards work?

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Norway has increased the number of female board members from 7% to 44% in nine years, following the introduction of quotas.

Is the Norwegian model one that the government should consider adopting in the UK?

Maggie Pagano, former business editor of the Independent newspaper, and Karima Serageldin, director at Ariadne Capital, discuss whether quotas work.


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