Women on Corp Boards?

by Suzanne Hopgood LLC for The Hopgood Group, February 22nd, 2011.

Is there an advantage to having women on corporate boards, beyond the obvious perspectives, background, leadership, and skill sets they contribute? The typical woman’s background includes making changes along the career path as we’ve crashed into the (glass?) concrete ceiling. Successful women have dealt with these issues, made the changes, and moved on to be successful in the next challenge, adapting to whatever the latest challenge requires. That kind of flexibility and experience in a constantly changing environment is critical to companies working their way through today’s challenges. Successful women provide a much-needed voice and perspective.