Frauenquoten

Die Taz suggeriert in diesem Artikel einiges über die Frauenquote. Die Effekte sind stets positiv. Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung ist überdurchschnittlich. Wir sollten das gesetzlich machen. Dazu ein Bildchen aus einer McKinsey-Studie.

Naja, aber so einfach ist die Sache nicht, wie man zB. an diesem Artikel im Economist erkennen kann:

Numerous studies show that high proportions of women directors coincide with superior corporate performance. But there is little academically accepted evidence of a causal relationship. It may be that thriving firms allow themselves the luxury of attending to social issues such as board diversity, whereas poorly performing ones batten down the hatches.

Women do seem to be particularly effective board members at companies where things are going wrong. A 2008 paper on the impact of female directors by Renée Adams and Daniel Ferreira of the University of Queensland and the London School of Economics found that bosses of American firms whose shares perform poorly are more likely to be fired if the firm has a relatively high number of women directors. On average, however, the paper concluded that firms perform worse as the proportion of women on the board increases. There is certainly no shortage of companies capable of producing stellar results with few or no women on the board.

Aber natürlich wäre es unfair, die lausige Qualität der Taz auf ihre Frauenquote zu schieben.