SEOUL - A year after Qatar Airways boss’ remark that a woman could not do his job drew scathing criticism, airline executives called out the industry for paying only “lip service” to diversity and not pushing to get more women out of cabins and into boardrooms.
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Boardroom Diversity Campaign Calls for More Women of Color
- Only 3.5 percent of women on S&P 1500 boards are women of color
- Campaign for greater gender diversity to include mixers nationwide
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Yes, boards do matter for inclusion
Corporate and nonprofit board members have an important role in building an inclusive environment that drives performance and financial results.
Corporate and non profit boards of directors—spurred by a mix of persuasive research; pressure from shareholders, employees, customers and business partners; and their own intuitive sense of what’s right—have been working for years
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The Thirty Percent Coalition Launches National Campaign to Promote Women of Color to Corporate Boards
In this first-of-its-kind initiative, the Thirty Percent Coalition partners with the Nathan Cummings Foundation to bring attention to the small percentage (3.5%) of women of color on S&P 1500 Corporate Boards
Fort Washington, PA – April 23, 2019 – The Thirty Percent Coalition has launched a national awareness campaign to promote women of color on corporate boards. This first of its kind initiative is being undertaken in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
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An M.B.A. Doesn't Stop the Pay Gap
Getting an MBA Won't Save You from the Pay Gap if You're a Woman or Minority
At one time, higher education meant greater opportunities.
But according to a recent study from the Forté Foundation, the opportunities afforded to white men remain far greater than those for their female or minority counterparts.
...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.