Strasbourg, 21/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has overwhelmingly said yes to a quota of 40% of women on the boards of directors of large European companies quoted on the stock exchange from 2020 onwards (see EUROPE 10967). This Wednesday 20 November was described as “historic” by Vivianne Reding, European Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, who was behind this controversial text. Determined to shatter the famous “glass ceiling”, which has kept the proportion of...