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SUMMARY:Corporate boards\, female quotas and political theory  - Dr Jude B
 rowne 
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CONTACT:Cambridge Festival of Ideas
DESCRIPTION:How should we allocate positions of power in today’s corpora
 te sector? Aristotle argued that ‘the best flutes should be given to the
  best flute players’. Such thinking might lead us to reject the EU’s r
 ecent draft Directive calling for all listed companies to give at least 40
 % of their board memberships to women. Certainly\, the proposal has been m
 et with fierce opposition from the UK government on the grounds of efficie
 ncy as well as justice. Drawing on various perspectives from the field of 
 political theory\, Dr Jude Browne considers the debate on corporate quotas
 .\n\nThe event is free but booking in advance is required.\nBooking inform
 ation: \nwww.cam.ac.uk/festival-of-ideas  or: 01223 766766\n\nBookings ope
 n on 23 September\, 10 am.\n
LOCATION: The Howard Theatre\, Downing College
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