There is evidence that the U.S. approach, which is led by advocates and investors, is resulting in more women executives also being promoted to management jobs, Du Boff said. In Europe, among seven countries with quotas, women made up 36% of directors and 16% of executives. For the S&P 500, women were 26% of directors and 21% of executives, the BI analysis showed.
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