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Daily Brief ESG: Diversity Will Work when % of Women and Foreign Directors Exceeds 50% and more

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  • Diversity Will Work when % of Women and Foreign Directors Exceeds 50%, but It’s Still a Long Way Off


Diversity Will Work when % of Women and Foreign Directors Exceeds 50%, but It’s Still a Long Way Off

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Since so many companies have not prepared for internal female talent, the trend of hiring female independent outside directors will continue for the foreseeable future.
  • Metrical studies have confirmed the tendency for the percentage of female board members to show a more significant positive correlation than the number of female board members. 
  • This is consistent with the expectation that the increased weight of women board members’ voices on the board will contribute to value creation. 

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