Over the past few years, public attention has turned to the lack of women in business leadership roles. Many businesses are taking active strides to close this gap and welcome women to the table,
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WASHINGTON D.C. / CHICAGO – August 27, 2018 – Today, Impact Shares and YWCA USA launch a first-of-its-kind ETF on the NYSE for investors to take action in the women’s empowerment movement.
An unprecedented bill aimed at bringing gender diversity to corporate boards is heading to California Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) desk after a state Senate vote Thursday.
If Brown signs it, the bill,
The New York City Pension Funds’ (NYC Funds) “Boardroom Accountability Project 2.0” (BAP 2.0), an initiative that pushes for electing more diverse directors on the boards of public companies, has achieved engagement with over 85 of the 151 U.S. companies it has targeted, since the inception of the campaign. Over 35 of those companies are now disclosing
...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.
