Sentences with phrase «board representation in»

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Women's under - representation on boards and in top management positions has long been the subject of academic study and, more recently, public policy.

The numbers have nudged up from 15.9 % in 2013, when Catalyst Canada surveyed the number of women on Financial Post 500 boards, and new comply - or - explain regulations initiated by the Ontario Securities Commission will likely push the statistics higher now that companies are required to disclose female representation on boards and in senior management.

«The Wynn Resorts board now comprises 36 % women, bringing Wynn into the top 40 S&P 500 companies in terms of female board representation,» the company said.

Nielsen from UniCredit also noted that there's already another German in the executive board of the ECB, Sabine Lautenschläger, and she would have to resign if Weidmann were to be appointed, reducing female representation in the top jobs — an issue that has often been raised about the ECB.

The Equilar Gender Diversity Index looks at the female representation on the boards of the biggest companies in the United States.

But if the business case was so compelling, why had female representation on boards stalled at around 10 % in Canada?

Representation of white women in leadership roles improved by 17 % over the nine year period, but for black, latino, and Asian men and women, percentages declined across the board, according to research by the nonprofit Ascend Foundation, an organization that advocates for Asians in business.

In a recent proposal put forward to Canada's major banks, Quebec - based shareholder rights group MÉDAC (Mouvement d'éducation et de défense des actionnaires) asked the Big Five to commit to achieving equal representation between men and women on their boards in 10 yearIn a recent proposal put forward to Canada's major banks, Quebec - based shareholder rights group MÉDAC (Mouvement d'éducation et de défense des actionnaires) asked the Big Five to commit to achieving equal representation between men and women on their boards in 10 yearin 10 years.

«I believe that the «comply or explain» approach will, over time, lead to stronger representation of women on boards in Canada.

By moving in the direction of having publicly traded companies have a policy that includes consideration of gender representation on boards and in senior management, we hope that they will really take that issue seriously, that they'll consider how they're finding people to be on their boards, how they're moving women through senior management roles and making them eligible for boards appointments.

He said there is a «palpable imbalance in board representation, which is heavily weighted towards short - term results at the expense of product, culture and brand and longer - term corporate goals.»

Meanwhile, the ISS report also finds that diversity in global boardrooms has also been improving, particularly in the U.K., where female representation on the boards of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange FTSE 350 jumped almost 8 percentage points in six years to hit 18.5 % in 2014.

More than half of the issuers (56 %) in the survey sample have adopted formal policies addressing the representation of women on boards — and they've been swift about it.

Hampton said: «I will focus on improving representation in the executive layer of companies, as well as maintaining the momentum on boards.

The UK ranks sixth in Europe behind Norway, Sweden, France, Finland and Belgium, many of which — including Norway, where women make up 35 % of board members — have set formal quotas for female representation.

The proposal by investor Antonio Avian Maldonado II criticizes Apple for being «painstaking slow» to increase representation of minorities in its leadership and board.

to obtain board representation and typically appoint our investment professionals and senior advisors to represent us on the board of a company in which we invest.

Female board representation at the S&P 500 has not increased significantly over the past decade and, at 18.7 %, pales in comparison to the figures in most of Europe.

In connection with this offering, the Company will enter into the Stockholders Agreement with the Voting Group pursuant to which the Voting Group will have specified board representation rights, governance rights and other rights.

Companies with diverse boards mirror their customers» demographics and have been shown to function better — a recent meta - analysis published in the Academy of Management Journal found that female representation is associated with increased board - level monitoring and strategy.

There are no women on 30 % of public boards and 68 % of unicorn boards as the tech industry continues to lag others in representation of women.

This representation is based in whole or part on data generated by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver or the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board which assumes no responsibility for its accuracy.

The MSCI Canada IMI Women's Leadership Select Index is based on the MSCI Canada IMI Index and aims to include companies which are leaders in Canada in terms of female representation on boards and in executive leadership positions and have at least 30 % female directors, or at least three female directors, or two female directors and one woman in a current executive leadership role.

In other words, if we accept that there is value in having family representation on the board of directors of a family firm, then The Long View is no more lenient on family firms than BSCI is on widely - held issuerIn other words, if we accept that there is value in having family representation on the board of directors of a family firm, then The Long View is no more lenient on family firms than BSCI is on widely - held issuerin having family representation on the board of directors of a family firm, then The Long View is no more lenient on family firms than BSCI is on widely - held issuers.

In this partnership with Hansell LLP, we examine current trends in the representation of women on Canadian boards, and the impact, or lack thereof, of current regulatory requirementIn this partnership with Hansell LLP, we examine current trends in the representation of women on Canadian boards, and the impact, or lack thereof, of current regulatory requirementin the representation of women on Canadian boards, and the impact, or lack thereof, of current regulatory requirements.

CCBE examined the impact of the «Comply or Explain» requirement on the diversity of Canada's largest public issuers and found that improvements in the representation of women on boards continues to improve slowly, but Comply or Explain doesn't appear to be a sufficient motivator on its own.

In particular, it did not make any representations to the Board concerning the three interlocutory decisions.

2 The new rules align with this sentiment by focusing exclusively on policies regarding the representation of women (and not other groups) on boards and in senior management.

School boards, superintendents, principals, and teachers ought also to be related to one another in a scheme of authority and subordination with carefully articulated limitation and separation of powers, checks and balances, means of representation, individual and minority rights, and maximum delegation of responsibility.

Why does one need city representation or school boards to justify how and in what capacity young Muslims can practice their religious observances?

The proposed rule follows recommendations from the National Organic Standards Board, a federal advisory committee of 15 citizens appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture that includes representation from the various stakeholders involved in the organic industry, including farmers, handlers, a retailer, a certifier, scientists, a natural resource conservationist and a consumer.

OAK FOREST — For the first time in the history of the Oak Forest Park District, employees will have representation on salary, benefits and job security after the board of commissioners approved a contract Tuesday night between a Chicago union and district workers.

So the board has enlisted the help of the Citizen's Advisory Committee, an eight - member body of Naperville residents formed last year in an attempt to strengthen representation of residents within the Park District.

The President acknowledged the case made by the WIPF for better representation of women in his government and assured that women would fare well in the composition of parastatals and their boards in the first quarter of the year.

Woerner and state Sen. Kathleen Marchione, R - Halfmoon, advanced bills recently that were almost unanimously approved in the Legislature, calling for NYRA's reprivatization with modest state representation on the board.

«Your prompt action in this regard will ensure that both towns and counties in the Lighthouse Project area have representation on the Siting Board as ad hoc members.»

Republican mayoral candidate Paul Massey avoided directly answering whether he supports Governor Cuomo's end - of - session bid to expand the MTA board with an increase in the governor's representation.

Goosby, who has held office since 2000, was pivotal in a 1988 lawsuit that ultimately forced the town board to abandon its at - large representation — which was deemed discriminatory — and elect council members by districts.

It was welcome that Jo Johnson accepted the principle in the Commons stages that there should be student representation on the board of the new Office for Students.

De Blasio's lack of representation on the board comes as the M.T.A. is facing one of its biggest hurdles in years: how to fill a $ 14 billion hole in its $ 32 billion, five - year plan to fix, maintain and improve mass transit in, and into, New York City.

Oral Questions - Action to encourage women and girls to take part in sport and improve the profile of women's sport in the media - Baroness Massey of Darwen; Addressing the under - representation of women, especially black and ethnic minority women, on FTSE 100 boards - Baroness Howells of St Davids; Ensuring the action plan for ending violence against women and girls is delivered consistently in schools - Baroness Prosser

Ceretto has been an outspoken advocate for local representation on the NYPA board since his time in the Niagara County Legislature.

In 1989 the Supreme Court of the United States declared the Board of Estimate unconstitutional on the grounds that Brooklyn, the most populous borough, had no greater effective representation on the Board than Staten Island, the least populous borough, a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause pursuant to the high court's 1964 «one man, one vote» decision.

It included a plank calling for the state pension fund to «invest in companies with adequate female and minority representation» on their boards.

Bronx community board 10 Treasurer and community advocate Velázquez earns endorsement of Manhattan BP and 9 women in Council, including Speaker Mark - Viverito and Women's Caucus co-chairs Rosenthal and Crowley; announcement comes amid declining representation by women in city government

Morgan has said the WHLDC board lacks Latino representation given the size of the Latino population in West Harlem.

All Community Board Districts in Queens include more than one City Council District, and Borough President Katz has steadily moved the Boards closer to proportional representation.

This week, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer took the unusual step of criticizing the board, writing in a letter to Li and District Manager Susan Stetzer, that the decision «does not serve the interests of Community Board transparency and democratic representation.&rboard, writing in a letter to Li and District Manager Susan Stetzer, that the decision «does not serve the interests of Community Board transparency and democratic representation.&rBoard transparency and democratic representation.»

DiNapoli and the Fund are members of the Thirty Percent Coalition, which seeks greater gender diversity in public company boardrooms and has a goal of 30 percent female representation on publicly - held corporate boards.

With Maurice Glasman's praise for the «worker representation on the management board, works councils, pension co-determination, regional banks and vocational regulation» in Germany, blue Labour might parallel the former instinct.