Stefan Gröschl and Junko Takagi are co-chairs of Leadership and Diversity at ESSEC Business School, Paris, France. Both editors are Associate Professors in the Management Department at ESSEC. Dr Gröschl obtained his MSc and PhD at Oxford Brookes University in the UK. Gröschl has been widely published in journals and conference proceedings and has contributed to three books. He has recently edited Diversity in the Workplace for Gower. Dr Takagi has a BA from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; an MA from the University of British Columbia; and a PhD from Stanford University. Her current areas of interest are women on corporate boards and multicultural identities.

• Introduction: Gender Quotas in Management, Junko Takagi, Stefan Gröschl; Part I Quota Systems in Different Cultural Settings; Chapter 1 The ‘Golden Skirts’: Lessons from Norway about Women on Corporate Boards of Directors, Morten Huse; Chapter 2 The Feasibility of the Dutch Quota Bill, Mijntje Lückerath-Rovers; Chapter 3 Legislation and Voluntarism: Two Approaches to Achieving Equal Employment Opportunity Outcomes for Women in New Zealand, Fiona Hurd, Suzette Dyer; Chapter 4 Spain: The Drive for Gender Equality, Patricia Gabaldón; Chapter 5 Striving for Gender Equality in the ‘New’ South Africa: Government and Legislative Initiatives, Stella M. Nkomo; Chapter 6 Women in India: Their Odyssey towards Equality, Radha R. Sharma, Shoma Mukherji; Part II Conceptual Perspectives on Quota Systems; Chapter 7 Quotas for Securing Gender Justice, Marjan Radjavi; Chapter 8 Gender Diversity on UK Boards: Exploring Resistance to Quotas, Elena Doldor; Chapter 9 The Construction of Workplace Identities for Women: Some Reflections on the Impact of Female Quotas and Role Models, Junko Takagi, Shora Moteabbed; Chapter 10 Down for the Count: How Meritocratic Ideology Stigmatizes Quotas in the United States and Some Alternative Paths to Equity, Maureen A. Scully; Chapter 11 The Gender Issue: Identity and Differences Revisited, Laurent Bibard;

'This timely overview of the art of the question from renowned academics around the world provides an excellent contribution to the current debate on diversity quotas. Academics, business executives and anyone interested in helping to increase the number of women in positions of corporate leadership will find this book a great asset.' Celia de Anca, Director, Center for Diversity in Global Management, IE Business School 'A much needed, highly informative book on current efforts to achieve gender parity in a wide variety of national contexts. A must read for everyone interested in organizational justice and gender studies.' Anca Metiu, ESSEC Business School, France