On Monday, June 25, 2012, CED will host a lunch event featuring a presentation and discussion on our latest report,
Fulfilling the Promise: How More Women on Corporate Boards Would Make America and American Companies More Competitive.
Special Release Event
Monday, June 25, 2012
12:00 to 1:30 pm
McKinsey & Company New York Office
55 East 52nd Street, 21st Floor
New York, NY (
Map)
Lunch begins promptly at 12:00 Noon
RSVP Here »In 2011, women occupied just 16 percent of Fortune 500 board seats, far below the percentages of women in the labor force, enrolled in higher education, and graduating with advanced degrees. CED is deeply concerned about the lack of progress in American companies and the speed at which our international competitors are proactively recruiting top talent to their boards. European and Pacific nations—and even emerging market countries—are taking action to ensure their companies have diverse corporate boards. We are falling behind. This new report reviews the latest global data on board membership, the status of U.S. companies, and introduces recommendations for improvement.
Jim Turley, CEO of Ernst & Young, will deliver keynote remarks at the event. Additional speakers include Joanna Barsh, Director at McKinsey & Company, and Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair of Public Policy at Ernst & Young. Mr. Turley, who recently received the Go Lead Award from the White House Project, discussed the business case for greater gender diversity in business leadership on Bloomberg Television in
this video.
Learn more about CED's Subcommittee on Women's Economic Empowerment here » For more information on our outreach work on this issue please contact
Amy Morse.
