The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:32:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Diversity in the Boardroom is Important and, Unfortunately, Still Rare – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Diversity in the Boardroom is Important and, Unfortunately, Still Rare https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2010/09/23/diversity-in-the-boardroom-is-important-and-unfortunately-still-rare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diversity-in-the-boardroom-is-important-and-unfortunately-still-rare https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2010/09/23/diversity-in-the-boardroom-is-important-and-unfortunately-still-rare/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:18:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/?p=12968?d=20100923111835EDT Editor’s Note: Luis A. Aguilar is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on Commissioner Aguilar’s remarks at a recent forum titled “Closing the Gender Gap: Global Perspectives on Women in the Boardroom;” his complete remarks are available here. The views expressed in the post are those of Commissioner Aguilar and do not necessarily reflect those of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the other Commissioners, or the Staff.

The persistent lack of diversity in our corporate boardrooms is an issue that requires continuing focus. A focus that needs to be maintained until our corporate boardrooms reflect the America we live in. Many nations have been focused on Board diversity for years. [1] Others are just now beginning to do so.

Today’s forum is also timely because 2010 has been a year in which we have seen countries around the world take steps to correct the persistent lack of diversity in corporate boardrooms. For example, in Australia, companies are now required to disclose the company’s progress related to board-established gender objectives as well as disclose the number of female employees in the entire organization, in senior management, and on the board. [2] In the United Kingdom, companies are now required to “pay due regard to the benefits of diversity on the board, including gender” when searching for and appointing directors. [3]

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