A woman's place is in the boardroom: the business case
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| adam_text | Contents
List of illustrations, figures and tables viii
Preface jx
Acknowledgements xi
List of abbreviations xiv
Introduction I
Chapter I The customer is queen 6
Women directors and corporate performance 9
Reasonable conjectures 13
Governance 15
References 19
Chapter 2 Companies are kingdoms 20
A kind of blindness 20
Hierarchy is masculine 21
The GMAT conundrum 25
A leakier pipeline 28
Gender bias 30
References 31
Chapter 3 Conversations with kings 33
Reactions to the figures 34
Reasons for the figures 36
Comfort with women directors 39
Women s contribution 42
The value of diversity 45
Advice 48
Reflections 53
References 56
Chapter 4 The view from marzipan 57
Reactions to the figures 58
Reasons for the figures 61
On being appointed to a major company s board 68
Board experience 70
The importance of a diverse board 72
How women change boards 75
Getting on the board 77
V
vi Contents
Bringing women forward 81
Ambitions 83
Matters arising 84
Chapter 5 Bridging the gap 87
The FTSE 100 Cross Company Mentoring Programme 92
Progress report mentors 94
Progress report mentees 105
Matters arising 109
References 110
Chapter 6 A woman s touch 111
The arrow and the spiral 114
Hunting and gathering 117
The way we do things I 19
Female leadership 120
Hybrid vigor 125
References 126
. Chapter 7 The experience of women directors 127
I Reactions to the figures 127
Reasons for the figures 129
How comfortable are chairmen and CEOs with appointing women? 131
Personal experience of appointments 132
The importance of diversity 134
Lessons from America 136
Suggestions for companies 138
Women helping women 140
Chapter 8 Headhunters 142
Third sector talent 144
Strategic career planning 146
Fitting the image 148
Any other comments? 153
Chapter 9 Priming the pipeline 154
Men 156
Diversity and inclusion 157
Going with the grain 158
Analysis 159
Evangelism 162
Executive coaching 164
Mentoring programs and role models 168
Career development programs for women 169
Childcane and flexible working 170
Women s networks 172
Recruitment 175
Nudging the culture 175
References 176
Contents vm
Chapter 10 Changing the game 177
Vision 178
High level commitment 180
Hard wiring the system 182
Micro inequities 185
Human resources 188
Change on three levels 189
References 191
Chapter 11 Any other business 192
Scandinavia 195
Eastern Europe 196
Western Europe 197
Asia Pacific 198
Canada 200
The USA 201
Toward equilibrium 203
Conclusion 206
References 208
A note on method 209
Three problems with this method 210
Some solutions 210
The questions we asked 211
References 216
Further reading 217
Index 221
List of illustrations, figures
and tables Illustrations
The customer is queen! 8
What s the female perspective? We need a focus group 9
Companies are kingdoms 21
MBA, your ticket to the boardroom 26
They were at each other s throats before we got a woman director 43
Bring your family to work day 48
Vsee, there re just no women around to choose from 52
... And this is where we all hang our hats 62
Sorry Madam, the icing is reserved for them over there 71
What problem? 72
Good grief we ve never considered that 76
We really need to do something about this lack of women 90
Putting something back 95
I can t quite put my finger on it 149
She s more capable but he looks the part 151
Rope ladder 163
It s only little me! 165
Pints all round? 187
Sorry, what did you say? 190
Figures
4.1 Getting the balance right 67
9.1 Moving on up: issues that affect the career progression of women 171
10.1 Sustaining competitive advantage 179
10.2 Change on three levels 189
Tables
2.1 GMAT candidates by sex and mean total scores 26
3.1 Average sector diversity 53
4.1 Female talent pipeline in FTSE 100 companies 60
5.1 FTSE 100 Cross Company Mentoring Programme: mentors 93
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Contents
List of illustrations, figures and tables viii
Preface jx
Acknowledgements xi
List of abbreviations xiv
Introduction I
Chapter I The customer is queen 6
Women directors and corporate performance 9
Reasonable conjectures 13
Governance 15
References 19
Chapter 2 Companies are kingdoms 20
A kind of blindness 20
Hierarchy is masculine 21
The GMAT conundrum 25
A leakier pipeline 28
Gender bias 30
References 31
Chapter 3 Conversations with kings 33
Reactions to the figures 34
Reasons for the figures 36
Comfort with women directors 39
Women's contribution 42
The value of diversity 45
Advice 48
Reflections 53
References 56
Chapter 4 The view from marzipan 57
Reactions to the figures 58
Reasons for the figures 61
On being appointed to a major company's board 68
Board experience 70
The importance of a diverse board 72
How women change boards 75
Getting on the board 77
V
vi Contents
Bringing women forward 81
Ambitions 83
Matters arising 84
Chapter 5 Bridging the gap 87
The FTSE 100 Cross Company Mentoring Programme 92
Progress report mentors 94
Progress report mentees 105
Matters arising 109
References 110
Chapter 6 A woman's touch 111
The arrow and the spiral 114
Hunting and gathering 117
The way we do things I 19
Female leadership 120
Hybrid vigor 125
References 126
. Chapter 7 The experience of women directors 127
I Reactions to the figures 127
Reasons for the figures 129
How comfortable are chairmen and CEOs with appointing women? 131
Personal experience of appointments 132
The importance of diversity 134
Lessons from America 136
Suggestions for companies 138
Women helping women 140
Chapter 8 Headhunters 142
Third sector talent 144
Strategic career planning 146
Fitting the image 148
Any other comments? 153
Chapter 9 Priming the pipeline 154
Men 156
Diversity and inclusion 157
Going with the grain 158
Analysis 159
Evangelism 162
Executive coaching 164
Mentoring programs and role models 168
Career development programs for women 169
Childcane and flexible working 170
Women's networks 172
Recruitment 175
Nudging the culture 175
References 176
Contents vm
Chapter 10 Changing the game 177
Vision 178
High level commitment 180
Hard wiring the system 182
Micro inequities 185
Human resources 188
Change on three levels 189
References 191
Chapter 11 Any other business 192
Scandinavia 195
Eastern Europe 196
Western Europe 197
Asia Pacific 198
Canada 200
The USA 201
Toward equilibrium 203
Conclusion 206
References 208
A note on method 209
Three problems with this method 210
Some solutions 210
The questions we asked 211
References 216
Further reading 217
Index 221
List of illustrations, figures
and tables Illustrations
The customer is queen! 8
What's the female perspective? We need a focus group 9
Companies are kingdoms 21
MBA, your ticket to the boardroom 26
They were at each other's throats before we got a woman director 43
Bring your family to work day 48
Vsee, there're just no women around to choose from 52
. And this is where we all hang our hats 62
Sorry Madam, the icing is reserved for them over there 71
What problem? 72
Good grief we've never considered that 76
We really need to do something about this lack of women 90
Putting something back 95
I can't quite put my finger on it 149
She's more capable but he looks the part 151
Rope ladder 163
It's only little me! 165
Pints all round? 187
Sorry, what did you say? 190
Figures
4.1 Getting the balance right 67
9.1 Moving on up: issues that affect the career progression of women 171
10.1 Sustaining competitive advantage 179
10.2 Change on three levels 189
Tables
2.1 GMAT candidates by sex and mean total scores 26
3.1 Average sector diversity 53
4.1 Female talent pipeline in FTSE 100 companies 60
5.1 FTSE 100 Cross Company Mentoring Programme: mentors 93
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