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Seeking greater diversity on boards, one step at a time. #Diversity = Better Business

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less likely to adhere to board norms.

Instead, they want the board to make the best possible decisions, period.

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Bottom line, the presence of women seems to diminish the problem of “pluralistic ignorance” — when individuals in a group underestimate the extent to which others may share their concerns.
https://t.co/0z9YJRAvaa

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Similarly, while theories of group behavior predict that women directors would seek to belong to the elite club of the board, and thus not stand out or deviate from board norms, the findings show that women directors appear to be less worried about how they are perceived and...

[Cheryl @cher_clare]

Tips on how First-Time Board Directors can Onboard themselves:

1. Get clarity on co status
2. Define goals and learn the culture
3. Deliver performance and stay engaged thru communications
4. Ask another director to amplify your view

https://t.co/vIYM8FG3kB

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Source: https://t.co/mvHBGSnNEk

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Driving improvements in diversity doesn't automatically result in the dominant group being discriminated against, even if it might FEEL that way.

It is easy for those who have lived life with advantages that they've taken for granted to worry that it might be taken away.

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Capable men also need not worry. Research from Norway found that introducing targets resulted in mediocre men being pushed out by talented women. Far from being unfair, this ensured that appointments are truly due to the candidate’s merit, not their gender.

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"Diversity is just getting a lot of people to your workplace. Inclusion is making that diversity work.

"just because you've got people in your workplace [who] are diverse, it doesn't necessarily mean that makes it inclusive."

https://t.co/EhnWMXDJ02

[Susanne Hannestad @S_Hannestad]

How women broke into the boardroom via @FT

⁦@30percentclub⁩ ⁩ ⁦⁦⁦@AnnMCairns⁩ great achievements
⁦@findexable⁩ #FintechDiversityRadar https://t.co/YKjR59Bks5

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Taking an intersectional feminist approach to current crises can help us build back better, stronger, more resilient and equal societies.

We explain how 👉 https://t.co/NZsshJqYbI

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Repeat after us....

[Cheryl @cher_clare]

Very innovative.

https://t.co/ydvAj9SxsR

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Proactive succession planning can keep the board agile, and introduce new, diverse voices into the boardroom. Boards should look over the horizon, past their next annual meeting and to the boardroom vacancies that may occur in the coming years. https://t.co/seHOVOPxlW

[McKinsey & Company @McKinsey]

#QuoteoftheDay💬: From senior partner Liz Hilton Segel on how a trusted colleague helped her through role modeling and #mentorship ahead of an important client discussion➡️https://t.co/EIufwnlHlF

[UN Women @UN_Women]

A to-do list for everyone.

[Cheryl @cher_clare]

Loved this article. I'm also trying to understand why people are so afraid. But perhaps, they are afraid of losing their privilege, but not willing to acknowledge that fact.

It's a fact that privileges for the majority - race exists.

https://t.co/2Ib7T0y0hS

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15 quotes by Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (first woman president of Libera in 2006 and led the country for two consecutive terms)that show the IMPORTANCE of ENABLING women.

https://t.co/OQxJ0KzyWh