RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In 1971, Patricia Roberts Harris became the first Black woman to serve on a corporate board for a Fortune 500 company. She served on IBM's board, and just six years later, then ...

The latest figures from the 50/50 women on boards Gender Diversity Index show that women comprise only 29% of board seats on companies in the Russell 3000 index, which represents 97% of the public ...

Women lawyers are landing seats on boards of directors at unprecedented rates, but those securing the roles, or aspiring to, say a host of stereotypes and biases—about both females and attorneys—are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Since a California law mandating that women be on corporate boards ...

The most coveted position in corporate America—the board of directors—historically has been criticized for excluding women and other underrepresented groups. Over the past several decades, however, ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Women on Boards Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing female representation in boardrooms across the United States, proudly announces the ...

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Nonprofits serve diverse communities but their boards don’t always reflect that. While women are well-represented in the nonprofit workforce, making up 75% of workers in the sectors that encompass the ...

50/50 Women on Boards (50/50WOB) has announced the appointment of Heather Spilsbury as its new Chief Executive Officer, starting Jan. 1, 2024. Spilsbury joined 50/50WOB in 2020 and has served as Chief ...

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, some observers theorized that much of the excessive risk-taking and general recklessness that led to the collapse of the sector’s first victim, Lehman ...