La vie en rose

摘要

Most French bosses have little time for a new law, now going through parliament, which would compel listed companies to lift the proportion of women on their boards to 40% by 2016. Xavier Fonta-net, chief executive of Essilor, an eyewear firm, has quoted Charles de Gaulle as saying, "One may not command without having obeyed." His point is that few women have had the 30 years or so of experience climbing the corporate ladder that a good director requires.