Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,7, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, language: English, abstract: A study from the European Union proves that there is no gender balance amongst board members in the largest publicly listed companies. Only Norway shows nearly a gender balance with 42 % of women in such leading positions. This figure is the result of a legal quota that was introduced by the Norway Government. In Germa ...