BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING
BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING

IN SEARCH OF THE ROLE OF EUROPEAN COMPANY LAW FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

Summary/Abstract: Women empowerment agenda plays a crucial law in a global legal debate. Despite years of struggle and undeniable success in several fields, women remain vastly underrepresented in the workforce and business leadership. The areas traditionally associated with gender equality are located within the public law regulations, with the core of labor and social security law. At the same time, it seems that some useful tools can be also provided by private law. Therefore, in the thought of a multi-faced, comprehensive approach, it is worth evaluating the actual and potential law of the European company law regulations. The aim of the article is to present the current legal and research state-of-play, mark the research gaps and formulate hypotheses as to the possible developments in this regard.

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