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Cameron 'won't rule out quotas'
David Cameron has said he will not rule out bringing in "golden skirt quotas" to get more women into senior positions in business.
The Prime Minister said he would like to get more women into the boardroom "preferably without having quotas" but did add quotas were a possibility "if we cannot get there by other means".
The Prime Minister's official spokesman added this morning: "He didn't rule it out absolutely. He said as a last resort it its something we might consider."
Mr Cameron said yesterday that the British economy would "fail" unless more women were promoted and the Government has called on firms to double the number of women in senior positions by 2015.
Speaking at a summit in Sweden today, Mr Cameron will say: "The drive for more women in business is not simply about equal opportunity, it's about effectiveness. It's about quality, not just equality."
But Shadow Home Secretary and Equalities Minister Yvette Cooper said: "Increasing the number of women on boards is important, and helps business and the economy. But warm words from the Prime Minister are not enough when the reality is that his own Government policies are holding both women and the economy back. And 32,000 women chose not to look for work last year because of the costs associated with working, including childcare."
The Prime Minister said he would like to get more women into the boardroom "preferably without having quotas" but did add quotas were a possibility "if we cannot get there by other means".
The Prime Minister's official spokesman added this morning: "He didn't rule it out absolutely. He said as a last resort it its something we might consider."
Mr Cameron said yesterday that the British economy would "fail" unless more women were promoted and the Government has called on firms to double the number of women in senior positions by 2015.
Speaking at a summit in Sweden today, Mr Cameron will say: "The drive for more women in business is not simply about equal opportunity, it's about effectiveness. It's about quality, not just equality."
But Shadow Home Secretary and Equalities Minister Yvette Cooper said: "Increasing the number of women on boards is important, and helps business and the economy. But warm words from the Prime Minister are not enough when the reality is that his own Government policies are holding both women and the economy back. And 32,000 women chose not to look for work last year because of the costs associated with working, including childcare."
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