Sentences with phrase «about board diversity»

There's been a lot of discussion about board diversity and women on boards.

A Conversation About Board Diversity» with the below post from Aaron Dhir.

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At the University of Southern California this year, Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments and chairwoman on several boards, not only spurred students to find someone to be passionate about — but also to expand their bandwidth of diversity by getting to know people with whom they have seemingly nothing in common.

What we need to do is make board selection more public, make it more visible — talk about the boards that are doing well and the diversity they have.

According to Deloitte and the Alliance for Board Diversity, women and minorities occupied about 31 % of the board seats of Fortune 500 companies in 2016 — up from 26.7 % in Board Diversity, women and minorities occupied about 31 % of the board seats of Fortune 500 companies in 2016 — up from 26.7 % in board seats of Fortune 500 companies in 2016 — up from 26.7 % in 2012.

To combat the myth about there being a dearth of qualified candidates, the CBDC has compiled the Diversity 50 list of «board - ready» women and minorities, ranging from academics to entrepreneurs to C - suite executives.

Such conversations can reveal which issues your shareholders actually care about — maybe board diversity isn't even on their radar, and won't be a deal - breaker come vote time.

According to the Thirty Percent Coalition, which aims for women to hold 30 % of board seats in public companies, there were about 25 board diversity resolutions filed in the first half of 2015.

June 10, 2015 - OSC Chair Howard Wetston was quoted in the Financial Post about his remarks at the CCGG AGM with respect to gender diversity on boards.

June 10, 2015 - OSC Chair Howard Wetston was quoted in The Globe and Mail about his remarks at the CCGG AGM with respect to gender diversity on boards.

Conversely, if shareholder activism results in good governance and it doesn't result in greater board diversity, what does that say about diversity?

One thing I love about CCDA is that we intentionally represent this diversity of perspective and demographics at the board level, in the conference audience, and among both workshop and keynote speakers.

Your membership has benefits including: career center & job board, discussion forums, education forums, connection with your own empowerment ambassador, mentorship, networking, diversity programs, book club, wine tastings, regional events and of course details about our celebrated annual Symposium in Napa, CA.

Passionate about inclusive leadership and diversity among elected officials, Jenny joined the board of Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee (ERLC) in 2010 and currently serves as Vice President.

Construction Industry Training Board chief executive Sarah Beale added that some schools and careers advisors continue to show an outdated picture of what industry can look like, as opposed to talking about «the plethora of opportunities, brilliant careers and diversity the industry has to offer».

Kaplan added, «overall Gigi has done an excellent job,» but with board elections approaching she said Li would have the opportunity to address the diversity issue more fully and to talk about what she'd do differently in another term.

And it is is really insulting J Petrille to everyone's intelligence that because Mr. Marlow is white means he can't care about diversity or want a more inclusive and representative board.

AAAS Board Chair Geraldine Richmond, who convened the 28 April forum, said unconscious assumptions about gender, ethnicity, disabilities, nationality, and institutions clearly limit the diversity of the science and technology talent pool and undermine scientific innovation.

The body which nominates films for the Oscars has appointed nine new «diverse voices» to its board after a row about the lack of ethnic diversity in the awards.

The Academy will also take immediate action to increase diversity by adding new members who are not Governors to its executive and board committees where key decisions about membership and governance are made.

Speaking at a briefing about today's A-level results, Sharon Hague, senior vice-president of exam board Pearson, said the organisations are actively working with Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender charity, to consider how gender diversity could be more accurately recorded in the results.

The team at Wildlife Coast Cruises has been educating guests about the region's marine diversity for almost 25 years, with on - board marine biologists providing fascinating insights into the interaction of species across this unique ecosystem.

A major collector of African American art, Cafritz spent decades serving on the boards of government and cultural institutions — the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, American Film Institute, Smithsonian Cultural Equity Committee, and D.C. School Board — working to bring about diversity in mainstream organizations and opportunities for underserved populations.

It is no coincidence that inIVA's board is made up of individuals who are continually thinking about questions of culture and diversity within academic institutions and the media.

This year, artist board member Mark Grotjahn declined to be MOCA's gala honoree, citing concerns about a lack of diversity among past honorees — all straight white men.

Since the 2011 Davies report called for a minimum of 25 % female representation on boards, companies have been thinking about why diversity is important and what they can do to build a more diverse workforce.

No HI board member would be that unclear about the character and diversity of the sceptic population.

I recently wrote about how women on boards is better for financial returns, laying out a foundation for those who may be less familiar with the terminology around diversity and inclusion and providing a strong «business case» for gender equality among decision - makers based on the most recent research.

June 10, 2015 - OSC Chair Howard Wetston was quoted in The Globe and Mail about his remarks at the CCGG AGM with respect to gender diversity on boards.

June 10, 2015 - OSC Chair Howard Wetston was quoted in the Financial Post about his remarks at the CCGG AGM with respect to gender diversity on boards.

Without an inclusive culture at the board, C - Suite, or other staffing levels, diversity alone can sometimes be more about feel - good propositions that will have less of an impact on both quantitative and qualitative organizational growth including the bottom line.

«Better decisions are always made with diversity at the table,» she says, «whether we're talking about men and women, race, or small and large brokerages or boards.»