Laura Frader

Last week, a debate began over the Euro­pean Union con­sid­ering leg­is­la­tion that would create quotas for the number of women in in top busi­ness posi­tions. We asked Laura Frader, pro­fessor of his­tory and asso­ciate dean of fac­ulty in the Col­lege of Social Sci­ences and Human­i­ties, to explain why women are still under­rep­re­sented in busi­ness and how legal action might accel­erate gender equality.