Woman's place is in the boardroom, A: the roadmap
Guide to promoting women in the workplace.
Considerations and guidance for corporate governance professionals on boardroom diversity. Board diversity is one of responsibilities of the nomination committee
As many governments have taken action to improve the gender diversity on boards, James McMillan, a Non-Executive Director of the Stockport Credit Union, believes that more needs to be done to attract younger people to these roles.
Diversity, breadth, range are all so important in our lives, in our professions and in how we are regulated, that it’s no surprise bringing it to the ICAEW’s Regulatory Board (IRB) is a serious priority. The IRB is committed to taking account of inclusion and diversity in its activities.
8 March 2021: More than a third of FTSE 350 board positions are now held by women, an increase of 50% over the past five years. However, the numbers disguise a mixed picture.
This know-how guide outlines why appointing an employee director and directors’ use of social media have particular relevance during COVID-19. These suggestions can no longer be described as radical. Companies have shown far greater agility because much more significant changes have been made as a result of COVID-19.
This report provides practical recommendations to improve the provision of information in board packs within financial services.
Based on in-depth interviews with audit committee members in seven CEE countries, this report draws out insights on how audit committees are working, how they are having an impact and how they view the future. It provides insights into some of the common challenges still remaining at a time when the role of audit committees is expanding, largely driven by the introduction of new statutory requirements
In recent years, governments, regulators and corporate governance groups around the world have been taking initiatives to increase representation of women on boards. Debate continues about the effectiveness of measures to address this and other board diversity issues. However, rather than simply reacting, what should boards themselves be doing? This paper considers the principal drivers of diversity to help boards set and assess diversity objectives to promote long-term business success.
This webinar is open to all and will benefit any member who is wishing to build their governance experience, regardless of gender
This webinar covers the role that governance and diversity play in sport. Tom Wilson, Partner, haysmactinyre, talks about the code of sports governance, covering the basics but also discussing what some organisations are doing to improve diversity and governance at all levels. Dal Darroch, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at The FA, discusses the diversity action plan released by The FA - 'In Pursuit of Progress'.
Graeme Nuttall OBE (Fieldfisher), and Andrew Ninian (The Investment Association) discuss how worker representation on boards could work for business.
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A chapter analysing what makes boards effective, including achieving boardroom diversity and the role of board reviews.
Insights into achieving gender diversity in the boardroom, from senior women in a range of organisations and sectors.
A chapter on the progress of women on boards, focusing in particular on how to increase the number of female chairs.
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Professional advancement for women in the workplace.
Details the advantages of having women on the board of directors.
Guide to promoting women in the workplace.
Describes the process of increasing gender diversity in leadership positions.
Describes the role of women in leadership positions.
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The article explores how executives can make a meaningful difference in addressing the dearth of women in leadership. Topics discussed include barriers and challenges regarding women in leadership, how executives can leverage their stewardship of power to support women in leadership and create a culture of inclusion, and qualities of leadership that are valued and promoted.
The article discusses the role of corporate board fostering company-wide diversity and culture of inclusion. Topics discussed include increasing diversity within the membership of the boards; plans of board to bring younger directors for gender and ethnic diversity; and boards role to foster a diverse and inclusive culture throughout all levels of an organisation.
The article examines whether the 2018 Corporate Governance Code of Great Britain will be able to prevent corporate failures with the introduction of changes such as the provision to encourage greater engagement of the board and the nine-year rule for directors on the company board. Topics covered include flexibility offered by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for the enforcement of the Code, succession planning and development of a diverse board, and excessive executive pay. * For full article please contact the Library. *
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Comprehensive review of governance practice in the largest 150 companies in the FTSE rankings, published by Spencer Stuart annually indicating of the state of boardroom health during. The report places particular importance on the theme of diversity – in addition to gender and nationality, the dimensions of age and ethnicity are explored.
Annual benchmarking report by the Gender, Leadership and Inclusion Centre at Cranfield University, which has been published since 1999 and includes details of the number of female non-executive directors on the corporate boards of the UK's top 100 companies
Survey from Deloitte's Board Practices Report >exploring ways in which companies and boards have responded to these recent events involving systemic racism and racial equality, and other management- and board- focused practices pertaining to diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI).
This index was developed by EWoB to allow companies to benchmark themselves against other companies in their country or sector with regard to the diversity of their boards and other key positions. Covers 18 European countries including the UK.
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