Sentences with phrase «board gender policies»
Rather, the CCGG believes the current regulations should recommend the adoption of written board gender policies in the form of a corporate governance «best practices» guidelines.
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All across the board — regardless of gender, minority status or political leaning — small - business owners wanted to hear the presidential hopefuls address the topics of small business (66.23 percent), the economy (59.10 percent) and tax policy (53.95 percent), first and foremost.
The Ontario government and the Ontario Securities Commission have both endorsed «comply or explain» policies, which require boards to develop and disclose policies to improve their gender diversity, or else explain why they haven't.
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.
And many of the companies without policies said they choose to make appointments based on merit, not gender — despite mounting research that demonstrates a strong business case for more women on boards.
Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly urge the Government to introduce legislation, like Manitoba's and Ontario's, requiring all school boards to develop policies to support students who want to lead and establish gay - straight alliance activities and organizations, using any name that is consistent with the promotion of a positive school environment that is inclusive, welcoming, and respectful for all students regardless of sexuality, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
The IGOPP policy paper recommends that Canadian companies strive for a minimum of 40 % representation of both genders on their boards.
Just hours before the meeting began, the board decided to table a vote on a gender policy aimed at making district school's more accommodating to transgender students.
A controversial policy before the Lancaster School Board that would allow transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms of their expressed gender identity drew a crowd of 200 residents last night.
A proposal for a gender identity policy in Buffalo stirs passions at a school board meeting, though the policy itself was tabled.
The long - discussed issue of the Buffalo School District's gender identity policy was voted on at Wednesday night's meeting of the School Board, and the meeting ended in celebration.
The Santa Clara County Office of Women's Policy will be releasing data on the gender ratio of women on county boards and commissions.
The data seem to show that gender - based quotas work: Sweden, Norway, and Finland, where the share of female board members was 49 %, 46 %, and 45 %, respectively, have such policies.
Between midday on 4th and 14th December, all donations online can be doubled, which means in the future twice as many teachers could be learning about child rights and gender - based violence, twice as many communities learning about the importance of girls» education, twice as many school - boards understanding and enforcing national policies aimed at supporting girls, and hopefully twice as many girls could be making that crucial transition from primary to secondary school, become shining beacons for hundreds of other women and girls who dream of a better future but wonder if it's possible.
It is the policy of San Antonio ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or disability in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and SAISD's board policies DIA, FFH, and FFI.
After events involving a six - year - old student who identifies as the opposite gender, a Cumberland County school board member says he hopes to develop a policy on how to accommodate transgender and gender nonconforming students.
It is the policy of the DeKalb County Board of Education to promote equal educational opportunities for all students regardless of their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or age.
While in law school, Claire served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law.
Last year, he advised the bank's board on a new board diversity policy which it adopted: this policy commits BMO to board composition in which each gender comprises no less than one - third of the independent directors and the promise of public disclosure.
In light of the CCGG, ISS and Glass Lewis policies towards board gender diversity, issuers would be wise to evaluate whether a formal written board gender diversity policy is appropriate in advance of the 2018 proxy season.
Beginning in 2019, the ISS will generally recommend withholding a vote for the nominating committee chair of the board of a TSX - listed issuer where (i) the issuer has not disclosed a formal written board gender diversity policy and (ii) there are no female directors on the board.
If it determines that the adoption of a formal written board gender diversity policy is inappropriate, the issuer should carefully describe its reasons against adoption in its public disclosure record.
LLC (Glass Lewis), appear to have caught wind of the discussions — both firms added a voting policy in respect of board gender diversity to their 2018 proxy voting guidelines for Canada.
Furthermore, Glass Lewis, unlike the ISS, does not describe what it expects to see included in a board gender diversity policy in order to refrain from recommending a withhold vote.
The ISS further prescribes that the board gender diversity policy include a clear commitment to increase board gender diversity, avoiding boilerplate or contradictory language.
However, starting in 2019, Glass Lewis claims that it will generally recommend voting against the nominating committee chair of a board that has no female members, or has not adopted a formal written gender diversity policy.
Glass Lewis, on the other hand, will, beginning in 2019, generally recommend withholding a vote for the nominating committee chair of the board of an issuer (including venture issuers) where (i) the issuer has not disclosed a formal written gender diversity policy or (ii) there are no female directors on the board.
Specifically, the board gender diversity policy should contain measurable goals and targets to increase board gender diversity within a reasonable period of time as well as a description of the processes used to monitor the issuer's progress in meeting its goals and targets.
The policy summarizes in one document the views on board gender diversity that CCGG has expressed in the past and sets out CCGG's current position on this issue.
The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
Other activities at the Annual Meeting and Conference include: topic - focused plenary sessions; addresses by distinguished speakers from family therapy and allied fields; concurrent presentations; open forums for broad issues such as family policy, diversity, ethics, and credentialing; group dialogue sessions on gender and diversity issues; awards to outstanding professionals within the family therapy field; business and Board meetings; and social time for building networks with peers from across the country.