2024 Women's History Month Roundup
In honor of Women’s History Month, the BoardProspects team has put together a roundup of events, articles, and talks related to women and boardroom service. As we celebrate and recognize the many strides women have made in the boardroom, it’s important to note that women from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups still hold only 8% of board seats at Fortune 500 companies.*
At BoardProspects, effective board recruitment is based on the fundamental premise that a company and its stakeholders deserve to have the absolute best people possible around the boardroom table. Supporting board diversity is an essential element of this premise and an inherent theme consistent across all the content we’ve shared below.
From this roundup, we hope you find something that resonates and inspires!
ESG (SEC Requirements) Workshop
March 12th, 8am PST (Virtual)
How Women Lead hosts a panel discussion with Kristin Hull, PhD, CEO & Founder, Nia Impact Capital, Beth Young, Lawyer, Consultant, Corporate Governance & Sustainable Strategies, and Meredith Benton, Principal and Founder Whistle Stop Capital, LLC, on how boards can navigate this evolving landscape and incorporate ESG factors into their risk mitigation strategies.
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Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Boardroom Stories
March 27th, 6pm PT (San Francisco)
Join How Women Lead for an evening of networking and hear from Sonali Sambhus Board Director, AvidXchange, Inc., Teresa Alvarado Independent Director, GreenWaste Recovery, and Sonita Lontoh Board Director, Sunrun, TrueBlueon, on how they leveraged their skills and background to land their board seats.
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Thriving in the Boardroom
Prerecorded, Virtual
Megan Wang, COO of BoardProspects, hosts a panel discussion on first steps toward board service, framing your operating experience in a board context and preparing to be an effective director with with Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream and Board Director at Okta, Shannon Nash, CFO of Wing and Board Member of SoFi Bank, and Aidan Madigan Curtis, Partner at Eclipse Ventures and Board Member at Simbe Robotics.
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Advancing Diversity in the Boardroom with Robin L. Washington
Prerecorded, Podcast
Robin L. Washington, a Fortune 100 board member and operating executive, currently serving on the boards of Alphabet, Honeywell, and Salesforce, where she is the lead independent director, speaks about authenticity in the workplace, diversity of thought and representation at the board and C-suite level, and more.
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How Can you Expect to Disrupt the Market if Everyone Thinks Like You Do?
Article
Jennifer Tejada, CEO of PagerDuty and Board Member at Estée Lauder on building great products and companies, routines that have contributed to her success, and taking risks in your career.
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What Boardrooms and Babysitters Have in Common
TedX Talk
Jocelyn Mangan, founder of Him For Her, breaks down why we need to broaden the network of voices in the boardroom and how we can achieve gender diversity in the boardroom in the next decade.
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Forging New Pathways to the Boardroom with Dr. Dambisa Moyo
Prerecorded, Virtual
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, founder of theBoardList who has previously served on the boards of Ericsson, Trip Advisor, Urban Outfitters, Stitchfix, J.Crew, and Jobtrain interviews Dr. Dambisa Moyo, New York Times bestselling author of How Boards Work: and How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World on getting on your first board, three things to consider in framing your board candidacy, and how to ask questions in the boardroom.
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OnBoard
Film
OnBoard, the award-winning documentary follows the evolution of board diversity from Patricia Roberts Harris in 1971 to the present day, as seen through the eyes of Black women who are making a positive difference in global corporate spaces.
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The 10 Point Plan to Getting Your First Board: Interview with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
March 15th, 10am PT / 1pm ET
Join Mark Rogers, BoardProspects CEO, for a conversation with accomplished entrepreneur, executive, and director Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. In her forthcoming article for BoardProspects, Sukhinder shares the advice she gives the aspiring directors in her own network.
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