"CEOs' personal roles should include: providing equivalent opportunities for women, holding leaders accountable for developing and promoting women, eliminating gender disparities in the recognition of ability and accomplishments, and zero tolerance for harassment or discrimination."
Sandra L. Helton
Executive Vice President & CFO,
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
RESEARCH
KEY STUDIES

The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women's Representation on Boards,
October 2007.

Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership
by Alice H. Eagly & Linda L. Carli, September 2007.

Critical Mass on Corporate Boards: Why Three or More Women Enhance Governance (Executive Summary)
by Vicki W. Kramer, Ph.D., Alison M. Konrad, Ph.D., Sumru Erkut, Ph.D., 2006.

Leveraging Diversity to Maximum Advantage: The Business Case for Appointing More Women to Boards,
IVEY Business Journal. September/October, 2004.

The Bottom Line: Connecting Corporate Performance and Gender Diversity,
January 2004.

Women in the Executive Suite Correlate to High Profits,
Pepperdine University, The Glass Ceiling Research Center (2001).