By Carol L. O’Riordan We frequently write in this space about the dearth of minorities and women in many sectors of the economy and about the need to raise those numbers both for reasons of equity and for good business reasons. That is why a current Washington Post article on diversity in the venture capital...
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Investors Join Push for Women on Corporate Boards
Advocates for more women on corporate boards have conducted economic studies on the effect of diversity on boards. They have spoken out, issued press releases, organized peer groups, taught courses, and held seminars. Why not use the power of investment as well? Earlier this month, a group of institutional investors did just that. Investors controlling...
Why So Few Women on Corporate Boards? Some Experts Speak Out
Recently, the AS/COA Women’s Hemispheric Network, which promotes the economic empowerment of women in business and other professions in the Western Hemisphere, asked six senior-level women why the appointment of women to corporate boards has been so slow in coming and what needs to be done to pave the way for increased equality in the boardroom....
Study Gives New Twist on Importance of Women on Corporate Boards
By Pamela J. Bethel We have written before about the importance of increasing the number of women on the boards of major corporations from the 15 percent level that seems to have stubbornly remained with us. We and others have said on many occasions that placing more women on boards isn’t just the right thing...
New 12/12/12 Initiative Seeks to Put More Women on Corporate Boards
Last May, we wrote about an initiative by D.C. business executive Linda Rabbitt to help jump-start the appointment of women to corporate boards by making a substantial gift to the George Washington School of Business to set up an executive education program to help women get appointed to boards. We continue to follow the issue...
Small Businesses Can Benefit From Helpful Private-Sector Programs for Advice, Loans
We often write about small businesses and their crucial role in the nation’s economy, and we frequently focus on how important it is for them to be aware of and participate in government programs that are designed to help them. In the spirit of the holiday season, we thought that today we would write briefly...