Board Diversity and Inclusion
Ample research demonstrates that organizations with diverse boards are more innovative and higher-performing. The Center for Women and Business has long been devoted to the effort to advance board diversity. We have a history of collaboration, research, and advocacy with organizations dedicated to this cause, including many of our corporate partners, 2020 Women on Boards, The Boston Club, and MassTLC. To learn more about the impacts and importance of board diversity, we have curated relevant resources and research.
Resources and Research
The Imperative for LGBTQ Inclusion
KPMG
2020
The Boston Club 2020 Census
The Boston Club
2020
2020 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index Report
2020 Women on Boards
Women on Boards Research
- Many of Massachusetts’s Biggest Companies do not Have a Single Black Board Member
Boston Globe, 2020 - Different Is Better: Why Diversity Matters in the Boardroom
Russell Reynolds Associates, 2020 - The Executive Leadership Council Journal: A Research Journal for Black Professionals
The Executive Leadership Council, 2020 - When and Why Diversity Improves Your Board’s Performance
Harvard Business Review, 2019 - Deloitte Missing Pieces Report
Deloitte, 2019 - Who’s Really On Board
Egon Zehder, 2018 - 2020 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index
2020 Women on Boards, 2018 - PwC's Corporate Directors Survey - The Evolving Boardroom: Signs of Change
PwC, 2018 - U.S. Board Study: Board Diversity Review
Institutional Shareholder Services, 2018 - PwC's Corporate Directors Survey - The Governance Divide: Boards and Investors in a Shifting World
PwC, 2017 - The 2020 Women on Boards Report: 2011-2017 Progress
2020 Women on Boards, 2017 - Missing Pieces Report: The 2016 Board Diversity Census of Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards
Deloitte, 2017 - Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective
Deloitte, 2017