“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” -Anne Frank
Below are links to articles, blog postings, websites, organizations, and other resources about women in business and women on boards.
Community Events:
To be Announced
Current Reports and Statistics:
Forbes: The Importance Of Women In The Boardroom: Q and A With Baroness Mary Goudie
The Wall Street Journal: Women in the Boardroom: A Global View
Heidrich and Struggles: Women on Boards: The U.S. Perspective
Women’s Bureau U.S. Department of Labor: Equal Pay – A Guide to Women’s Equal Pay Rights
GMI Ratings’ 2013 Women on Boards Survey
National Partnership for Women and Families – Wage Gap Data by State
AAUW – The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap (2013)
New York Times – DealBook: From Morgan Stanley, Investing in Women on Corporate Boards
SEC Speech: Inclusion is a Strength: Corporate America and the SEC Should Reflect America
Calvert: Diversity 2013
Deloitte: Women in the Board Room: A Global Perspective
Thirty Percent Coalition: Institutional Investors file Shareholder Resolutions Encouraging Diversity
Ernst & Young: Getting on Board, Achieving Gender Diversity on Boards, Female Directors Transform Thinking
ION: Follow the Leaders: ItCAN Happen Here
Financial Services: Pay and women directors in focus
Harvard Business Review: Study: Women Get Fewer Game-Changing Leadership Roles
ION President Sarah Meyerrose interview on Boardroom Gender Diversity: Video
National Association of Corporate Directors: Highlights of 2012-2013 NACD Public Company Governance Survey
2020 Women on Boards: 2020 Gender Diversity Index of Fortune 1000 Companies
McKinsey & Company: Women Matter
Whitepaper: Industry Expertise on Corporate Boards
Catalyst: Website & Blog
GMI Ratings: Variation in Female Representation within the United States
Ion Advancing Women to the Boardroom: Overview Document
CED: Women’s Advancement on Corporate Boards
European Commission on Gender Equality: Website
Recommended Reading:
Becoming a Public Company Director (Board Guru Handbook)
Board Evaluation: Creating Strategic Performance and Effectiveness (Board Guru Handbook)
Relevant Articles
Bank Investment Consultant: Does More Women on Corporate Boards Equal Better Performance?
Big Think: 14 Concrete Steps to Boosting Diversity on Corporate Boards
The Wall Street Journal: Poll: Most Women See Bias in the Workplace
Fast Company Coexist: Women Have Better Decision-Making Abilities Than Men, Make Better Corporate Leaders
Financial Post: Women on corporate boards better decision-makers than male directors: study
Harvard Business Review: Are Women Better Leaders than Men?
The Glass Hammer: Women on Boards: Asset Managers and Institutional Investors Weigh In
Grant Thornton: More women making it into senior management roles – but mature economies lagging behind
Bloomberg: Coca-Cola Woman Board Nominee Bucks Slowing Diversity Trend
Boston.com: Women in boardrooms: networking and qualifications are key





