The theme of International Women’s Day this week (8th March) was a Pledge for Parity, trying to achieve equal opportunities for women globally. The World Economics Forum said it will be 117 years before women have the same career prospects as men. However, recent research it has carried out shows that what has changed is that gender equality […]
Read MoreAlthough the pace of change is slow female representation on European boards and executive committees at 220 organisations across 11 sectors is growing, according to the latest research from think-tank New Financial. The percentage of women on boards has increased three percentage points to 23% compared to a year ago, and female representation on executive committees […]
Read MoreCarolyn Fairburn, Director General of business group, the CBI, said that the issue of diversity needs to run right through companies and has called for a new voluntary target of 25% for female senior executives in major UK companies. Speaking recently at an event hosted by law firm Latham & Watkins, Fairburn had been asked to speak about women on […]
Read MoreThe relationship between the chairman and the chief executive of a company is absolutely fundamental according to Sir David Walker, former chairman of Barclays, speaking on Radio 4’s, The Bottom Line. In a discussion about managing the boardroom, Michael Jackson, venture capitalist and former chair of Sage Group, said the main role of the chair […]
Read MoreThe New York City Pension Funds have filed new shareholder resolutions in their continued campaign to get investors the right to nominate a director to the boards of US companies. The Boardroom Accountability Project, which was launched in November 2014, has already seen 115 companies compared with six originally, adopt a bylaw which gives shareholders owning 3 percent […]
Read MoreThe UK’s top companies look set to meet targets to increase the number of women on their boards according to the latest FT–ICSA Boardroom Bellwether survey. This follows the Davies Review which found that within the FTSE 100 a milestone of 25% of board positions being filled by women had been met this year – a target set by […]
Read MoreThe Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued two consultations as part of its ramped up efforts to implement the EU Audit Regulation and Directive regime and strengthen investor confidence in governance. Board Succession Planning Following its October discussion paper UK Board Succession Planning -the FRC is now seeking input and feedback on how to achieve diverse […]
Read MoreThere has been a steady improvement in the number of women directors in California’s top 400 public companies according to research by the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. California is a major force within the US economy and and the survey includes many global corporate giants such as Apple, Chevron, Intel, Visa, Google, Hewlett-Packard […]
Read MoreThe threat of quotas to improve board diversity moved a step closer last week with EU Fundamental Rights Commissioner Viviane Reding telling the European parliament: “Equality in decision-making is not yet a fact … I do not rule out the possibility of putting forward legislation in this area.” Speaking to the Guardian newspaper her spokesman , […]
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