The Roles of Boards, Executives, and Stakeholders in Attracting Women to U.S. Corporate Boards

By Lauren Cunningham and Laurie Ereddia July 6, 2023 by renholding

Over the last two decades, firms have been under growing pressure from investors, business leaders, and activists to increase female and minority representation on boards of directors. First adopted by Norway in 2003, regulations relating to boardroom gender diversity have …

Skadden Discusses Court Decision Striking Down Women on Boards Law

By Virginia Milstead May 20, 2022 by renholding

On May 13, 2022, a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled in Crest v. Padilla, Case No. 19STCV27561, that California’s statute requiring California-based public companies to have one to three women on their boards of directors (S.B. …

ISS Discusses Women on California Boards

By Paul Hodgson March 15, 2022 by renholding

Since 1995, US presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating March as Women’s History Month to celebrate the contributions women have made to the US and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American

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Credentials Matter, but Only for Men: Evidence from the S&P 500

By Peter Cziraki and Adriana Z. Robertson December 1, 2021 by renholding

Gender diversity in the boardroom and the C-suite is one of the most contentious topics in corporate governance. Proponents of greater diversity argue that the lack of women directors and top executives is a missed opportunity and that increasing their …

SEC Commissioner Peirce Speaks About Women on Boards

By Hester M. Peirce July 3, 2019 by renholding

A few months ago there was an article in the Washington Post about the baby on board signs that seem to be on so many cars.[1] The article’s timing was perfect because I had just seen one of those …

“Centros,” California’s ‘Women on Boards’ Statute, and the Scope of Regulatory Competition

By Jill E. Fisch and Steven Davidoff Solomon May 30, 2019 by renholding

It has been 20 years since the European Court of Justice issued its decision in Centros Ltd. v. Erhvervs – og Selskabsstyrelsen (Centros). Since that time, Centros has been widely understood as shifting the European Union (EU) from …

How Public Attention to Gender Equality Affects the Demand for Female Directors

By Mariassunta Giannetti and Tracy Wang April 24, 2019 by renholding

Women are starkly underrepresented on corporate boards and more generally in leadership positions. Hillary Clinton’s U.S. presidential campaign and movements like #MeToo have recently attracted lots of attention to gender equality issues. As a result, biases, stereotypes, and female under-representation …

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