Gender Diversity Management and Corporate Governance: International Hard and Soft Laws Within the Italian Perspective

The protection of women’s rights and the promotion of the principles of nondiscrimination, equality and equal opportunities is one of the most sensitive issues in the public global debate. Long-standing discussions regarding women’s empowerment in the public and private domains have stimulated both institutional and business actors to carry out empirical studies on the key concepts underlying the assessment and evaluation of legislative measures, public policies and business strategies aimed at fostering greater gender equality in corporate business activities.