Women

Recruitment Code Aims to Get More Women on Boards

Neil Baker July 25, 2011

In an effort to increase the number of women in senior corporate jobs, a group of London-based executive search firms has launched a new voluntary code of recruitment conduct that it wants companies to follow.

Board Diversity Down, Study Finds, Aguilar Weighs In

Arielle Bikard May 03, 2011

The number of minority men and white women decreased in Fortune 100 companies between 2004 and 2010, according to a new Alliance for Board Diversity study. In response to the release, SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar said the "abysmal lack of diversity" was "unacceptable."

Smaller Boards Work Best

Neil Baker March 08, 2011

Companies are more likely to succeed if they have a relatively small board, a higher proportion of women directors, and a healthy number of non-executives, according to a study from law firm Eversheds.

Australia Wants Target Number of Women on Boards

Global Glimpses April 29, 2010

Companies with a stock market listing in Australia would have to disclose more information about the number of women they employ and publish clear targets for getting more women into top jobs, under proposed new corporate governance rules.Companies would have to reveal how many women they employ overall, how many...

Companies Pushed to Disclose Diversity Plans

Global Glimpses March 12, 2010

U.K.-listed companies would have to disclose what they are doing to get more women and "other under-represented groups” into senior management positions under a new Government proposal.Lord Davies, the minister for trade, investment, and small businesses, has written to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) asking it to include a measure...

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