"The Conference Board’s study found that even with these increased efforts, from the S&P 500 companies that disclose this data, more than 75% of their board members identify as white." ...

On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 9-8 vote, struck down The Nasdaq Stock Market's ("Nasdaq") board diversity rules, holding that the Securities and ...

In 2018 and 2020, California adopted laws requiring corporations headquartered in the state to diversify their Boards of Directors. Specifically, the laws required that Boards include female ...

On December 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the Nasdaq board diversity disclosure rules, holding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lacked the ...

Companies are back to appointing fewer women and minorities as political pressures have shifted.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Corporate diversity efforts have resulted in more women and minorities sitting on boards. Getty Images Through the decades, ...

Is corporate America quietly turning back the clock on board diversity? Just a few years ago, it seemed the glass ceiling was finally starting to crack. Following the national reckoning after the ...

The board of Goldman Sachs recently updated its governance policy, removing formal DEI criteria from director selection. Other major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley, ...

A study released Thursday on board of directors’ opinions found that although male and female directors think alike on some subjects, they often disagree about the topic of diversity. The 2012 Board ...

The Diversity Action Alliance (DAA), the public relations and communication industry's leading data-driven organization working to increase diversity in industry leadership, today announced its 2026 ...

When a company seeks an independent board member due to a retirement, board expansion or other vacancy, it is important to think proactively about filling the role. After all, the average tenure for a ...