Abstracts
Résumé
La féminisation des entreprises a en général été abordée par le biais de législations agissant au niveau de la gouvernance. Dans cet article, nous suggérons que la notion de plafond de verre doit être entendue de façon plus large et concerne potentiellement toutes les strates de l’organisation. En France, la loi Rixain (2021) entend développer la féminisation des comités de direction. Notre article met en évidence le concept de multiplafonds de verre. Notre étude empirique, portant sur un échantillon européen, documente l’existence et la réalité de multiplafonds de verre. Enfin, nous contribuons à la littérature sur la diversité des conseils et des comités de direction en montrant l’importance des contextes nationaux et socio-économiques, appréhendés par la variété des capitalismes (VoCs).
Mots-clés :
- Femmes,
- Gouvernance,
- Europe,
- Conseil d’administration,
- Comités de direction
Abstract
The feminization of companies has generally been addressed through legislation at governance level. In this article, we suggest that the notion of the glass ceiling needs to be understood more broadly, and potentially concerns all strata of the organization. In France, the Rixain law (2021) intends to develop the feminization of executive committees. Our article highlights the concept of multiple glass ceiling. Our empirical study, based on a European sample, documents the existence and reality of glass ceilings. Finally, we contribute to the literature on board and executive committee diversity by demonstrating the importance of national and socio-economic contexts, apprehended through the variety of capitalisms (VoCs).
Keywords:
- Women,
- Corporate Governance,
- Europe,
- Board of Directors,
- Executive committee
Resumen
La feminización de las empresas se ha abordado generalmente a través de la legislación a nivel de gobernanza. En este artículo, sugerimos que la noción de techo de cristal debe entenderse de forma más amplia y afecta potencialmente a todos los niveles de la organización. En Francia, la ley Rixain (2021) pretende aumentar el número de mujeres en los comités de dirección. Nuestro artículo destaca el concepto de techos de cristal múltiples. Nuestro estudio empírico, basado en una muestra europea, documenta la existencia y la realidad de los techos de cristal. Por último, contribuimos a la literatura sobre la diversidad de los consejos de administración y los comités de dirección mostrando la importancia de los contextos nacionales y socioeconómicos, entendidos en términos de variedad de capitalismos (VoC).
Palabras clave:
- Gobernanza,
- Europa,
- Consejo de Administración,
- Comités de Dirección,
- Mujeres
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