Participation of Women On The Board Of Directors

Abstract

The low representation of women on Boards of Directors demonstrates the gender discrimination that still exists in workplaces, for the reason that, although companies employ a large number of workers, they occupy positions of lesser economic and social relevance. The number of women has been increasing at a slow speed due to several structural barriers and often not visible, which is why there is a need to implement positive action policies as an accelerator of this process, with quotas being the most effective means to improvement of the current scenario.