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.
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.
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.
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.
Not exact matches
She has
written reports for Glass Lewis including the 2011 - 2015 editions of Greening the Green: Linking Executive Compensation to Sustainability and Mind the Gap:
Board Gender Diversity.
In the plenary session, Jennifer Brier, director of
gender and women's studies at University of Illinois at Chicago, Nell Taylor, founder of Read /
Write Library Chicago, and Luis Herrera, city librarian at San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), joined DPLA
board member Sarah Burnes for a conversation about how archives are put together and made useful to the public.
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.
They have been swayed by the strong «business case» you put forward based on what I laid out in the first article I
wrote on
gender equity on
boards.
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.
In many respects, I have
written this series to arm those in our profession wanting to demystify some of the mythology around diversity and inclusion surrounding
gender,
boards, and corporate social responsibility.
As I
wrote the traits on the
board under each
gender heading «Women» and «Men,» each class looked puzzled and amazed.
-- Founding and managing substance abuse centers for 20 years (1997 - present)-- Founding and managing HIV counseling and testing center, Hayat, in Giza Egypt (2009 - present)-- Seven years consultant in UNDP HIV / AIDS Program in The Arab States (HARPAS) including conducting training workshops and research activities in middle east and African Horn countries (2005 - 2012)-- One year experience with UNHCER in Syria (2011 - 2012)-- Two years consultant with COSV organization (Italian organization) working with Syrian refugees and Syrian civil activists in Lebanon and Turkey (2013 - 2014)-- Conducting training and supervision work with a group of psychologists and psychiatrists working with children and families living with HIV (UNICEFF Egypt 2016)-- Main consultant trainer with psychologists and social workers working with
Gender Based Violence refugee children in Egypt (Terre Des Hmmes 2017)-- Three years weekly TV program on marriage and couple relations (2014 - present)-- Experience with three TV series by acting and
writing (2015,2016,2017)--
Board member in the Association of Evolutionary Psychiatric and Group Work, and the Egyptian Association of Group Therapies and Processes