Photo Gallery Debating A Binding Gender Quota
In a SPIEGEL interview, European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, 60, and German Family Minister Kristina Schröder, 34, discuss male dominance on executive floors and a potential gender quota. They disagree on whether a legally-binding quota is necessary, but both want to see more women in upper management.
According to Reding, men are protected by what she calls an "86-percent quota." Here, the male-dominated executive board of German carmaker Porsche appears before the media in March 2012.
Foto: Marijan Murat / DPA
One good reason for a binding gender quota is that some 60 percent of university graduates are women, Reding says. "It's a matter of fairness that these women finally capture the top jobs in companies," she explains. Schröder thinks companies should set their own gender equality goals voluntarily.
Foto: FABIAN BIMMER/ AP
Both men and women want more time with their families. "The key question will be whether we have the courage to change working conditions -- and, in many cases, the labor laws -- in such a way that people with families can also have careers," Schröder says.
Foto: Patrick Pleul/ dpa
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