Sentences with phrase «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.
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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.
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His public remarks at a coding event aimed at girls, first reported by The Verge, come after a week of controversy sparked by an internal memo written by a Google employee criticising the Californian tech company's diversity policy and arguing biology may be behind the gender divide in tech.
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.
There are some immediate measures that can be taken — a few are mentioned in the CBA's Ethical Practices Self - Evaluation Tool including having interviewers and lawyers who make hiring decisions receive training on gender and racial stereotypes and the role of unconscious bias in hiring decisions; using written interviewing guidelines; having an employment equity and diversity hiring policy in place and regularly measuring diversity performance within the firm.