I have been asked to serve on a panel in Toronto next week, 20 October, and in NYC on November 12, 2013, to discuss gender diversity on boards. Here are my discussion notes for both panels if readers are interested: …
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My submission on gender diversity to the Ontario Securities Commission
There was a consultation paper put out by the Ontario Securities Commission, Canada’s largest securities regulator. See the paper here, which calls for responses on page 20, and deadline was extended to Oct 4, 2013. Here is my letter in …
Additional notes for Corporate Secretary Think Tank Canada Panel, 2 October 2013, on Gender Diversity on Boards
Additional notes for Corporate Secretary Think Tank Canada Panel, 2 October 2013 Panel: Gender Diversity on Boards, 1:45-3:00pm Methodology The following reflects, in no particular order, (i) my work in advising regulators (e.g., OSFI, OSC, AGCO, FiCom, others) in respect …
Ontario at last moving towards board diversity
It took Canada’s first female and openly gay Premier, Kathleen Wynne, less than three months to express strong support for gender diversity on corporate boards (see page 291 of the Ontario budget, and a radio interview earlier this week with …
Diversifying Corporate Boards ~ How to Do It
There is a movement to diversify boards of directors in almost all industrial democracies as a result of the financial crisis. It has been termed “the number one issue in corporate governance.” Diversity extends beyond women to include ethnicity, age …
Thirty-Five Canadian Boards with No Female Directors
In the remaining days of summer before the Labour Day weekend, given that July and August are somewhat slow months, I had an idea – a fun idea. I thought about how many Canadian boards still have zero women on …
Diversification of Corporate Boards – Suggestions for Action
Last week, I presented “eight traps” limiting the diversification of corporate boards. Here I present some proposed solutions. Leadership by Shareholders Major institutional shareholders should commit resources to develop an electronic registry of prospective directors based on skills, experience and …
Eight Traps of Boardroom Diversity
There are myths and vested interests in the movement towards boardroom diversity now underway in several countries. In this first of two blog posts, I consider the “traps” and embedded myths. In the second blog post to follow, in about …
Augusta Golf Club Needs to Get Real and Admit Women Members
CNN’s Piers Morgan, Masters winner, Bubba Watson, Donald Trump and National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) CEO, Ken Daly, all weighed in this week on Augusta National Golf Club’s policy of excluding women members. See, if you are interested, the …
Getting on Boards ~ Practical Pointers That Work
Do you think the average board can afford to pay a search firm $80,000 to recruit a director? Of course not. One major shift in 2011 was the impact of technology and diversification of boards on creating recruitment opportunities for …