Working to Increase Gender Diversity in the Corporate Boardroom
The Thirty Percent Coalition, founded in 2011, is a pioneer advocating for diversity in the corporate boardroom. Our vision is for senior leadership and board of directors to reflect the gender, racial and ethnic diversity of the United States workforce. The mission of the Thirty Percent Coalition is to promote gender diversity, including women of color, on corporate boards.
Board diversity has been broadly identified as one of the leading measurements on which there is a compelling correlation with improved shareholder value and company performance.
The Coalition drives demand with action-oriented strategies advocating for companies to increase the number of women on their boards. To date, clear and identifiable results have been achieved — following the Coalition’s Institutional Investors' initiatives more than more than 180 companies have appointed a woman to their boards and, in many instances, a woman of color. The Coalition’s investors represent more than $3.5 trillion in assets under management and continue to have a major impact.
A growing group of companies across the corporate landscape are also supporting the belief that diversity on their boards lead to better company performance and governance. The Coalition’s corporate partners are advocates for a diverse board and find support from the Coalition in achieving their goals.
Many of our members advocate for and support women and minority senior executives. These members provide ample talent resources to companies for board candidates—challenging the idea that qualified female and minority board candidates are in short supply. Iceland's recipe for gender parity
Lauded as the world leader in gender parity, Iceland is reaping the harvest of a decades-long struggle to give women a fairer deal.
One of Iceland’s biggest unions ran a campaign,a few years ago to reduce gender disparity in wages and in career advancement.