Doing DEI Differently
Amid a swirl of pushback—practical, political and legal—two authors offer an alternative path to pragmatically address one of the most critical and treacherous issues in American business.
Amid a swirl of pushback—practical, political and legal—two authors offer an alternative path to pragmatically address one of the most critical and treacherous issues in American business.
Although this case was dismissed, boards should expect additional challenges to their diversity policies through the courts in the future. Here’s what you need to know.
The ruling will likely cause confusion and potential heated debate in boardrooms.
Under the proposed rules, companies would be required to have at least one female director and one director who self identifies as either an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ.
An increase of 240% means that institutional investors are, at least behind closed doors, increasingly talking about appointments of diverse groups to boards—and companies are listening.
Teri McClure, an African American who serves on four corporate boards, reacts to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf’s recent gaffe and shares her views on recruiting and retaining diverse talent.
When the company had an opportunity to build its board from scratch after the breakup of Hewlett Packard, Lores made diversity a top priority.
Some might interpret the move as a statement that white directors resigning is the only way to bring diversity to the board. That’s not what this is about.
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