Nowegian Government On the Verge...

... of madness, or so it seems. Story here.

Norway has said it might close down companies that fail to meet proposed boardroom quotas for women.

The new coalition government in Oslo said it was considering introducing a law which would require 40% of boardroom posts to be filled by women.

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"It is a question of power," the spokeswoman said, insisting that several surveys had found that companies where both sexes were strongly represented on the board were more profitable.

"For a woman to get in a man must get out. It is not difficult to find qualified women."

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