Steps for Corporate Boards Serious About Improving Diversity in the Boardroom

摘要

Boardroom diversity continues to be a struggle for most public companies, but it’s not for a lack of trying. Two attorneys in Sidley Austin LLP’s public company practice offer corrective steps and say problems usually stem from how boards identify what they want in new directors and how they evaluate potential candidates.The painful national discussion on race and inequality has put a renewed spotlight on diversity and inclusion, causing public company directors to re-examine-and for some, examine for the first time-diversity in the boardroom.