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The issue of whether to implement gender quotas for leadership positions, boards, political parties, and other groups is hotly debated. Some have argued that quotas are necessary to push gender equality forward and create a more level playing field. Others believe that implementing quotas gives an unfair advantage to women who do not deserve these positions: if they did deserve them, they would achieve them on their own merit. In other words, they perceive that gender quotas thwart meritocracy. We bust this myth with leading experts to show how quotas can actually be more beneficial than harmful.
Featured Guests:
Dr. Rainbow Murray, Queen Mary University of London
Dr. Daehyun Kim, University of Toronto
Hosted by Alyson Colón and Carmina Ravanera
For more research and resources related to gender quotas please visit our website (www.gendereconomy.org/quotas) or click here
For transcript + show notes please visit out website (www.gendereconomy.org/Busted) or click here.
This podcast is a GATE Audio production from the University of Toronto’s Institute for Gender and the Economy: www.gendereconomy.org
The issue of whether to implement gender quotas for leadership positions, boards, political parties, and other groups is hotly debated. Some have argued that quotas are necessary to push gender equality forward and create a more level playing field. Others believe that implementing quotas gives an unfair advantage to women who do not deserve these positions: if they did deserve them, they would achieve them on their own merit. In other words, they perceive that gender quotas thwart meritocracy. We bust this myth with leading experts to show how quotas can actually be more beneficial than harmful.
Featured Guests:
Dr. Rainbow Murray, Queen Mary University of London
Dr. Daehyun Kim, University of Toronto
Hosted by Alyson Colón and Carmina Ravanera
For more research and resources related to gender quotas please visit our website (www.gendereconomy.org/quotas) or click here
For transcript + show notes please visit out website (www.gendereconomy.org/Busted) or click here.
This podcast is a GATE Audio production from the University of Toronto’s Institute for Gender and the Economy: www.gendereconomy.org
Does achieving gender equality only benefit women? Are gender quotas thwarting meritocracy? Are women more risk averse than men? If you think you know the answers to these questions, then think again! Busted is an audio podcast series that busts prominent myths surrounding gender and the economy by teaming up with leading experts in the field. We uncover the origins of each myth and give you the tools to bust each myth yourself!
Busted is a GATE audio series production from the Institute for Gender and the Economy.