Introduction

Diversity, inclusivity, and gender parity continue to be challenges in most workplaces. These essays and articles from MIT Sloan Management Review lay out statistics about where companies are today and discuss strategies for doing better.

From “Why the Influence of Women on Boards Still Lags”:

  • Many executives say that having women as directors improves performance, citing the fact that women may have broader experiences to draw on and are often willing to suspend judgment and find a better “third way.”
  • But while the representation of women on corporate boards has risen over the past decade — the average Fortune 500 executive board is now made up of nine men and two women —the growth rate is slowing.
  • Moreover, the power ...

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