It's important to realize that when the government makes these sort of comments their intent is usually to enforce it on a per-company basis. According to Wiki

It's important to realize that when the government makes these sort of comments their intent is usually to enforce it on a per-company basis. According to Wikipedia the average size of a board is 9.2 members, and as low as 3 members[1]. It's easy to imagine a company where the 3 most competent people all happen to be either male or female. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors#Size http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors#Size