Sunday, December 12, 2010
More Women on Boards
Happy Sunday! I have so much to write about TED, so much. But for now a quick hit on an important topic, getting more women on corporate boards. Read this in the New York Times from yesterday. Within a few weeks I hope to have a dedicated section on my web-site ( jackizehner.com ) that will feature a brief about why the time is now to move for the "Critical Mass Principle" - a voluntary goal for public companies to have a minimum of 30% women on their boards. That brief will feature the many research reports and arguements for why greater diversity on their boards is good business!
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Can't wait to read your impressions of TED!!!
Hi Jacki
I don't think voluntary targets are going to work. We've all been trying that for years!! What we need is some systemic change - temporary special measures - otherwise known as quotas for a specified period of time until everyone is used to power sharing in the corporate world.
I don't understand why merit and quotas are seen as mutually exclusive. As far as I'm concerned. quotas just enable a larger database of meritorious people to be cosidered for leadership roles.
Very important issue and thanks for publicizing it! 2020 Women on Boards is a public awareness campaign to get more women on corporate boards in the U.S. Check out the website: www.2020wob.com.
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