Duh: Study Shows Companies Perform Better With Women On Their Boards
5:45 pm, July 31st | by Amy Tennery
Yes, The Jane Dough champions board diversity pretty much all the time. And yes, we think having more women on company boards is a great idea — one that could help businesses exponentially.
But you want more proof that women make great board members? Well, here it is: Women really do help company boards perform better.
At Last: Top Business Schools To Create Ultimate List Of Potential Female Board Members
6:45 pm, June 29th | by Amy Tennery
As it may or may not have occurred among the elite businessfolk of the world, there are not a ton of female directors on top U.S. company boards. Alarming stat: 40 percent of large, American companies have no women on their boards at all, according to a recent report from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. And among S&P’s top 10 companies, women comprise just 22 percent of board members. These are not statistics that encourage a gal. Luckily, it would appear that some of top business schools in the U.S. are joining forces to change this male-dominant trend.
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