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It's circular if the sole goal of putting women on corporate boards is to put more women on corporate boards. I doubt that's the goal, though.
by tgv 4y ago
It's circular if the sole goal of putting women on corporate boards is to put more women on corporate boards. I doubt that's the goal, though.
- TuringTest 4y agoObviously. The goal is destroying the mindset that prevents having more women on corporate boards to begin with.
- tgv 4y agoOk. But I don't think that's going to be done by putting them there. Nothing suggests it would. Instead, it's a slow process of endless education. And I'm afraid the people at the very top are (on average) the more conservative, so it's a long, uphill battle. Giving a bunch of women a cushy job isn't going to achieve that goal. Chances of it backfiring are real, too: one foobar and the mindset is back again, rooted firmly in evidence this time. For comparison: look what a black president has done against racism in the USA. OTOH, I don't believe putting women on a board of directors is going to make companies perform worse. So many seats are taken by mediocre bootlickers. But I still think it's not going to help women in general.