Women on board: France beyond quotas? Practice 3 – Micro Level - 2020 Women on Boards

Femmes Dirigeantes et Administrateurs : la France en Retard ?

Women on Boards: Beyond Quotas?

Chaire KPMG/ESCP Europe "Gouvernance, Stratégie, Risques et

Performance« June 2, 2015

Paris

Together we can make it happen!Together we can make it happen!

The Business Case and the Elephant in the Room

» The Business Case

» Moral and Social Justice

» Stereotypes and Unconscious Bias

» Covert Discrimination

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2020 Women on Boards

» A National Campaign» The 2020 Gender Diversity Index and Directory» Measure companies by percentage of women

W Companies are Winners 20% or greater

V Companies are Very Close 11-19%

T Companies have Token (1) woman

Z Companies have Zero women (0) women

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The 2020 Gender Diversity Index from 2011-2014

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2020 Women on Boards, 2020 Gender Diversity Index November 2014


Percentage of Women on Boards 2011 - 2014

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2020 Women on Boards, 2020 Gender Diversity Index November 2014

% WOB 2014 % WOB 2013 % WOB 2012 % WOB 2011

Fortune 1000 17.7% 16.6% 15.6% 14.6%

Fortune 100 22.2% 20.6% 19.9% 19.6%

Fortune 500 19.0% 18.0% 17.1% 16.4%

Fortune 501-1000 15.9% 14.8% 13.6% 12.5%


Regular Campaign Actions

» Monthly Email Challenge

» Annual National Conversation on Board Diversity

» Recruiting Women and Men Influencers as Champions for Change

» State and City Resolutions – moving into the macro

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Additional Levers for Change

» The 30% Coalition

» Joining voices and collaboration across initiatives to have greater impact and accelerate the speed of change

» The Boards Search Process

» Board Qualifying Criteria

» Director Tenure - Age and Term Limits

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Contact

Christiane NeumayerChair, 2020 Women on Boards NYC Campaign Committee

[email protected]

www.2020wob.com

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http://www.2020wob.com/

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Women on board: France beyond quotas? Practice 3 – Micro Level - 2020 Women on Boards