European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will make a new push at boosting women’s representation on companies’ boards, trying to unblock legislation for a women’s quota which has been stuck since 2012. “It’s time to move forward with this file,” von der Leyen, who is the first woman to lead the Brussels-based EU executive, told the Financial Times. Von der Leyen said there was “overwhelming” evidence that companies with boardroom diversity were more successful and introducing legal requirements accelerated the pace of progress towards more gender-balanced representation.
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