"We'll put on stilettos." The (difficult) adjustment on gender representation on the boards of Italian companies / «Ci metteremo i tacchi a spillo». La (difficile) regolazione della rappresentanza

The paper is a critical analysis of the national rule that makes compulsory for businesses to have a minimum number of women covering the high positions in the private sector (the so called "quote rosa").
. The study focuses on an important affirmative action recently promoted in our country: Law 120/2011 on equal access to corporate management and control bodies (Golfo-Mosca law). This rule is configured as a real regulatory shock in the panorama of gender representation, capable of rapidly change the structure of the company's decision-making bodies but, at the same time, at the same time, to trigger adaptive and defensive reactions on the part of the actors threatened by change.

Why it's a good practice: The paper adopts a sociological approach in the analysis of risks connected to the mandatory rule adopted in Italy forcing corporates in having a minimum number of women in high positions within companies

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