GENDER DIVERSITY IN THE BOARDROOM.

• Author: Chase, Scott
• Position: DIRECTORS to Watch

Assimilating new lessons from the past 18 months, coupled with actions associated with the evolving racial justice movement, will keep boards busy for the foreseeable future.

During this time of transition, at least three of the top board agenda items of early 2020 are roaring back onto the table--diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), climate change, associated ESG issues (adding employees to the ESG mix) and executive compensation. Boards have had a full year since our July 2020 presentation of Directors to Watch to develop strategies for inclusion, informed by Black Lives Matter and other social movements and tempered by the pandemic. Nearly everyone--chairpersons, CEOs, executive recruiters, law firms, governance advisors--has taken a...