Women’s council deplores government opposition to quotas

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'The National Council of Women has dubbed as "shocking" news that the Maltese government will join a diplomatic push spearheaded by the United Kingdom, to oppose a law that will introduce mandatory quotas for women on public companies and private companies on the stock exchange.

The law, pushed by the EU's justice commissioner Viviane Reding, seeks to have 40% of all boards of directors for companies listed on the stock exchange made up of women, by 2020.

Justice minister Chris Said told MaltaToday yesterday the Maltese government believes the EU should stay out of such legislation and instead allow national governments to pursue their own equality measures.'