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Henric Ibsen, author of the play "A Doll’s House", in which a pretty, helpless housewife abandons her husband and children to se
Henric Ibsen, author of the play "A Doll’s House", in which a pretty, helpless housewife abandons her husband and children to se
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Henric Ibsen, author of the play "A Doll’s House", in which a pretty, helpless housewife abandons her husband and children to seek a more serious life, would surely have approved. From January 1st, 2008, all public companies in Norway are obliged to ensure that at least 40% of their board directors are women. Most firms have obeyed the law, which was passed in 2003. But about 75 out of the 480 or so companies it affects are still too male for the government’s liking. They will shortly receive a letter informing them that they have until the end of February to act, or face the legal consequences—which could include being dissolved.
Before the law was proposed, about 7% of board members in Norway were female, according to the Centre for Corporate Diversity. The number has since jumped to 36%. That is far higher than the average of 9% for big companies across Europe or America’s 15% for the Fortune 500. Norway’s stock exchange and its main business lobby oppose the law, as do many businessmen. "I am against quotas for women or men as a matter of principle," says Sverre Munck, head of international operations at a media firm. "Board members of public companies should be chosen solely on the basis of merit and experience," he says. Several firms have even given up their public status in order to escape the new law.
Companies have had to recruit about 1,000 women in four years. Many complain that it has been difficult to find experienced candidates. Because of this, some of the best women have collected as many as 25-35 directorships each, and are known in Norwegian business circles as the "golden skirts" . One reason for the scarcity is that there are fairly few women in management in Norwegian companies—they occupy around 15% of senior positions. It has been particularly hard for firms in the oil, technology and financial industries to find women with enough experience.
Some people worry that their relative lack of experience may keep women quiet on boards, and that in turn could mean that boards might become less able to hold managers to account. Recent history in Norway, however, suggests that the right women can make strong directors. "Women feel more compelled than men to do their homework," says Ms Reksten Skaugen, who was voted Norway’s chairman of the year for 2007, "and we can afford to ask the hard questions, because women are not always expected to know the answers."
The main idea of the passage might be ______.
选项
A、female power and liberation in Norway
B、the significance of Henric Ibsen’s play
C、women’s status in Norwegian firms
D、the constitution of board members in Norway
答案
C
解析
本题为是主旨大意题,答案是C:挪威企业中妇女的地位。文章全文围绕妇女在挪威企业中的地位展开讨论。特别是第1段和第4段。第1段通过易卜生的《玩偶之家》引出挪威妇女的社会地位问题,以后各段就国家新颁布的有关妇女名额的法令展开讨论,第4段就有人担心妇女相对缺乏经验提出不同看法,指出挪威的新近历史证明,人选恰当的女性能够成为强有力的领导者(the right women can make strong directors)。故正确C。
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