http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/claire-braund/ Claire is a businesswoman who co-founded Women on Boards and a non-profit company The Regional Institute Ltd. She is an experienced director in the SME sector and has significant expertise in media, public relations and Internet businesses. Claire is an excellent writer, presenter, MC and facilitator and uses these skills to lead the professional development and networking programs at Women on Boards. Prior to setting up her businesses Claire worked as a journalist on regional and city newspapers and in management roles in the beef and cotton industries. She was a director of the Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women for eight years and is a graduate of the Sydney Leadership Program. http://www.womenonboards.org.au/ en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/is-a-quota-for-boards-reform-we-have-to-have/ Does Australia need a Quota Law? Most would say ‘no’ – just as they did in Norway when it was introduced. Now that at least 40 percent of board seats on Norwegian Public Listed Companies are held by women, the Quota Law is widely accepted across Norway as a reform ‘they had to have’. But has it produced a result down the food chain? A recent study has said ‘not at this stage’, questioning if quotas are required at management and executive levels or if the marketplace and gender conscious Norwegian society will address this imbalance. The Quota Law requiring companies to appoint 40 percent of the under-represented gender to their boards was announced by the Norwegian Minister for Trade and Industry in a conservative government, in 2002 and approved by Parliament in 2003. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Claire Braund) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/is-a-quota-for-boards-reform-we-have-to-have/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/is-a-quota-for-boards-reform-we-have-to-have/#item4642 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:39:59 +0000 Claire Braund | Author bios | The Punch