Tackling gender inequality: are quotas the answer?

Last week WIBF president and chief privacy officer at Thompson Reuter, Vivienne Artz attended a debate ​addressing the issue of quotas to bring about gender equality in the workplace.

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Thomson Reuters Legal Debate addressed the motion; ‘Quotas are the only solution to gender equality in the workplace’.

The ‘targets vs quotas’ debate has been rumbling on for some time. While the destination for each approach is largely the same, many feel that quotas is the wrong way forward.
However, is it time for a rethink? And could quotas tackle gender inequality in the workplace?

Catherine Mayer, Co-Founder of the Women’s Equality Party, and Dr Charlotte Proudman, Barrister at Goldsmith Chambers, argued in favour of the debate’s motion. Meanwhile, Justin Webb, Journalist and Radio Presenter alongside Vivienne, argued against the motion.

The pre-debate vote by the audience showed that 54 percent were against the debate’s motion, while 46 percent believed that quotas are the only solution to gender equality in the workplace.

To read more about this lively debate and to see what the final result was please visit The Thompson Reuters blog

You can also watch a highlights video of the event here.

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