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"Unlocking Access to the Boardrooms," International Herald Tribune, May 27, 2010
"Where Women Don't Rule Globally: A Scarcity of Board Seats," CNN Money, March 26, 2010
Release of "Women Board Directors in Japan's 100 Largest Companies," November 11, 2009

TSX Market Open
November 6, 2008

Hear from Voice of America about CWDI's 2007 Report, released in Berlin, Germany
 
NASDAQ
MARKET CLOSE
September 2006

CNBC, CNBC Asia, CNN International, CNN Pipeline,
Report on Business (Canada), New Tang Dynasty TV, Bloomberg & Bloomberg Brazil

 

REPORT ON WOMEN DIRECTORS

Reuters, MSN Money, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, WBUR Boston, Interactive Investor (UK), Scotsman Business News (UK), National Post (Canada), Edicom (France), Times of India, New Tang Dynasty Television (China), Xinghua News (China)
 

CWDI-IFC Roundtable on Board Diversity
March 26, 2010
Washington, DC

The CWDI-IFC Roundtable on Board Diversity which took place at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank in Washington, DC on March 26, 2010 brought together for the first time corporate executives, stock exchange officers, government officials, human rights commissioners, institutional shareholders, board directors and researchers from throughout the world to look at recent initiatives and global research on this issue.



Norway's Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
Audun Lysbakken and CWDI Chair Irene Natividad

at the CWDI-IFC Roundtable on Board Diversity
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Over 40 leaders from 15 countries participated in the "invitation-only" Roundtable which explored what works in increasing the number of women serving on corporate boards globally.  Click here for the presentation by CWDI Chair Irene Natividad given at the 2010 Global Summit of Women in Beijing, China on the outcomes of the Roundtable.

 

Roundtable participants listen to Minister Lysbakken discuss the Norwegian model at March 26 Roundtable on Board Diversity.

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2010 CWDI REPORT:  WOMEN BOARD DIRECTORS OF FORTUNE GLOBAL 200

CWDI released its third version of its report on Women Board Directors of the Fortune Global 200 at the March 26 Roundtable on Board Diversity at the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank.  In addition to tracking the percentages of women board directors over the past six years, the report also explains why some countries are outperforming others and discusses various initiatives in place to advance more women to board seats.  The report names companies doing well in placing women on their Boards as well as those failing to measure up.    To view the Key Findings of the 2010 CWDI Report, Click Here

 

March 26, 2010, 2:06 pm

Where women don't rule, globally:
A scarcity of board seats
 seats

by Patricia Sellers

Where in the world are the fewest women on major corporate boards?

Japan, according to a study, out today, by Corporate Women Directors International. The Washington-based group, known as CWDI, counted women directors at the 200 largest companies on Fortune's Global 500 list.

As of year-end, Japan has the most companies with no women directors: 19. The all-male boards include Toyota (TM), Honda (HMC), Nissan (NSANF), Panasonic (PC), and Toshiba (TOSBF).

What gives? Besides cultural stereotypes--age-old assumptions about the role of women in society--there's the fact that in Japan, most board seats go to senior management. Since few women are senior managers in Japan, they have little access to the boardroom.

For complete article, Click Here

 
 
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CWDI/IFC Report on Accelerating Board Diversity (2010)
Global (2010)
Japan (2009)
Impact of Female CEOs (2008)
Global (2007)
Healthcare (2006)
Latin Trade (2005)
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California (2004)
Spain (2002)
Texas (USA, 2002)
South Africa (2000)
Australia (1999)
Canada (1998)
Japan (1998)
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CHAIR


Irene Natividad
President, Global Summit of Women

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL


Barbara Barrett
Board Director, Exponent & Raytheon (USA)

Mary K. Bush
Board Director, Brady Corporation, Briggs & Stratton, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp., and Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds (USA)

Patricia Diaz-Dennis
Board Director, CarrAmerica Realty, Mass Mutual and UST (USA)

Amparo Espinosa Rugarcia
Board Director, Telmex (Mexico)

Carol Hansell
Founding Board Director, Institute of Corporate Directors (Canada)

Sungjoo Kim
Board Director, MCM Inc. (Germany)

Reatha Clark King
Board Director, Department 56, Inc., ExxonMobil, Wells Fargo (USA)

Wendy Lucas-Bull
Board Director, Eskom, AVENG, Dimension Data PLC and NURCHA (South Africa)

Jocelyne Cote O’Hara
Board Director, Manitoba Telecom
/Allstream, Protus IP Solutions and Xerox Canada

Merle Okawara
Board Director, J.C. Foods and Avon Japan

Toni Rembe

Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; Board Director, SBC and Aegon, N.V. 

Kate Rodin
 Board Director, National Association of Directors; Former Board Director, OBOS Real Estate Company and Aker Kvaerner ASA (Norway)

Louise Tager
Board Director, Barloworld and ABT Diamond Cutting Works Ltd (South Africa)

Karen Hastie Williams
Board Director, Chubb Corporation, Continental Airlines, Gannett Corporation, SunTrust Banks, Washington Gas & Light (USA)


NASDAQ

MARKET CLOSE
September 2006


CNBC, CNBC Asia, CNN International, CNN Pipeline,
Report on Business (Canada), New Tang Dynasty TV, Bloomberg & Bloomberg Brazil

 

REPORT ON WOMEN DIRECTORS

Reuters, MSN Money, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, WBUR Boston, Interactive Investor (UK), Scotsman Business News (UK), National Post (Canada), Edicom (France), Times of India, New Tang Dynasty Television (China), Xinghua News (China)
 

 

Women and Corporate Boards
By Irene Natividad, Chair, CWDI 
Full Article



WASHINGTON (Reuters)
- Top women executives do slightly better at U.S.-based healthcare and pharmaceutical companies than in other industries, but 35 percent of big drug companies do not have a single female director, according to a new survey... 
Full Article





 
CWDI 2009 Japan Report:

Click to find out where Japan stands in appointing women to the boards of its top companies

Click to find out how many women serve as corporate directors in 33 countries and for a regional comparison of women on boards


CWDI Co-chair Irene Natividad releases "Women Board Directors in Japan's 100 Largest Companies" at the City Club of Tokyo on November 10, 2009

Click here to read the Japan Times coverage of the report's presentation!
CWDI AT THE STOCK EXCHANGES

In past years Corporate Women Directors International has presided over the openings and closings of major stock exchanges. Where will they visit next?
CWDI OPENS THE JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE
September 21, 2009
CWDI OPENS THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
November 6, 2008
CWDI CLOSES THE NASDAQ MARKET
SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2006

CWDI Co-Chair Irene Natividad, JSE Deputy CEO Nicky Newton-King & International Women's Forum, South Africa President Namane Magau beat the drums to open the exchange


CWDI Co-Chair Irene Natividad and Canadian women directors open the Toronto Stock Exchange with Institute of Corporate Directors President Beverly Topping and TSX Chair of the Board Wayne Fox


CWDI Co-Chair Irene Natividad presides over NASDAQ's Ma
rket Close
with participan
ts at the 2006 CWDI Colloquium


More about the 2009 Colloquium for Women Directors More about the 2008 Colloquium for Women Directors More about the 2006 Colloquium for Women Directors

2008 CWDI REPORT:  IMPACT OF WOMEN CEOS ON WOMEN’S ACCESS
TO CORPORATE BOARD SEATS & THE C-SUITE

“These findings answer the question of whether it matters if a woman is in charge,” states CWDI Chair Irene Natividad (left).  “Clearly women CEOs are far more likely to bring in other women to corporate leadership roles.  It is unfortunate, however, that there are so few of them in both the US and Canada,” she adds.

To view the Key Findings of the 2008 CWDI Report, Click Here

 

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