The percentage of minorities and women on the boards of the largest public companies in the United States has edged up in the past two years, but “advancement is still slow” and the bulk of corporate directors at such firms continue to be white men,
Large companies — those worth $5 billion or more — appointed nearly three times as many women as men to their boards of directors during the second and third quarters last year, showing just how eager they are to
Press Release – Fort Washington, PA – January 8, 2019 – The Thirty Percent Coalition is honored to announce a $100,000 grant from the Nathan Cummings
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Boardrooms Without Female Representation
Board diversity is a governance issue that has been getting a large amount of attention for the past couple of years. This year, gender diversity, particularly in relation to board member appointments, has been in the limelight. This heightened focus comes
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ISS Announces 2019 Benchmark Policy Updates
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), the leading provider of end-to-end governance and responsible investment solutions to the global financial community, today released updates to its 2019 benchmark proxy voting
...we find that banks with more gender diversity on their board perform better once the composition of these boards reaches a critical level of gender diversity, corresponding to a board female share of around 13-17 percent.