How Boardroom Diversity Has Evolved in the #MeToo Era: QuickTake

Efforts to increase the percentage of women on corporate boards in the U.S. achieved a milestone this year, with the figure reaching 30% for companies in the S&P 500 Index, among the nation’s largest by market capitalization. Studies suggest that having female directors leads to more innovation and better business outcomes, among other benefits. One of the biggest catalysts for change in the U.S. has been a 2018 California law establishing the first gender quotas for boards in the country -- more than a dozen years after such laws were introduced in Europe. Now, California’s law is under attack in ...