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Former Economics Minister Ansgar Gabrielsen, launched in 2002 a proposal to lovpålegge ASA companies (large companies, often publicly traded) that they should have at least 40 percent women on the board. The proposal gained stormy protests, almost hurricane showers. Gabrielsen had refs from Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, from the business sector and not least from the women in his own party, the Conservative Party. But Gabrielsen coup succeeded, and the law was passed.

Since the law was passed in the autumn of 2003 the proportion of women increased from 6 to 43 percent, and none of the horror scenarios that have switched to. It is no coincidence that the Norwegian gender quota law has become world famous. Country after country adopt similar laws.

In France, President Nicolas Sarkozy party presented a bill to parliament where the major companies are required to have at least 20 percent women on the boards during the year and a half. Within four years, the requirement 50 percent. England will also control the proportion of female Norwegian model. Spain has decided that the proportion of women in boards should be 40 percent by 2015. Parliament in the Netherlands decided recently that companies with at least 50 employees should be aimed at least 30 percent women on the board. Austria, Japan and Uganda merely preliminary to introduce a competency program for women who want to become top executives and board members after the model of the NHO's Female Future project.

Now we can confirm that any coup is more future-oriented than others.

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