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February 19, 2012 11:01 pm GMT
Good questions have been asked lately of tech companies without gender diversity on their boards of directors. While women comprise 51% of the population, they make up only 15.7% of Fortune 500 boards of directors, less than 10% of California tech company boards, and 9.1% of Silicon Valley boards.Why should we care? For one, women are the power users of many products and its just smart business to have an understanding of key customers around the table. Could you imagine a game company without any gamers on the leadership team or board?If youre not aware, studies also show companies with gender diversity at the top drive better financial performance on multiple measures.
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Why Your Next Board Member Should Be A Woman
Good questions have been asked lately of tech companies without gender diversity on their boards of directors. While women comprise 51% of the population, they make up only 15.7% of Fortune 500 boards of directors, less than 10% of California tech company boards, and 9.1% of Silicon Valley boards.Why should we care? For one, women are the power users of many products and its just smart business to have an understanding of key customers around the table. Could you imagine a game company without any gamers on the leadership team or board?If youre not aware, studies also show companies with gender diversity at the top drive better financial performance on multiple measures.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4CrURglQeCU/
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