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Check out the latest news, coalition updates, and developments regarding An Act to Promote Gender and Racial Diversity on Public Boards and Commissions (H.3095/S.2029)

What will it take to achieve Parity on Boards?

BRIANNA SAVAGE

YW BOSTON

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How to Join a Public Board or Commission in Massachusetts

JORDAN ZIESE

YW BOSTON

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Why Joining a Public Board Should be One of Your New...

JORDAN ZIESE

YW BOSTON

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Parity on Board Coalition Testifies at The State House

JORDAN ZEISE

YW BOSTON

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YW Boston to Run Coalition to Ensure Gender Parity on...

BETH CHANDLER, YW BOSTON PRESENT AND CEO

YW BOSTON

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YW Boston-Led Parity on Board Coalition Gains Support of...

JORDAN ZIESE

YW BOSTON

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Parity on Board Legislation Reported Favorably Out of Committee​

BETH CHANDLER, YW BOSTON PRESENT AND CEO

YW BOSTON

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News & Press Coverage

Diverse Public Boards are Better Public Boards

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Boston Globe

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State Needs to Catch up on Racial and Gender Equity

BETH CHANDLER, YW BOSTON

yw boston

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Workplace-equity Efforts for Women of Color Must be...

Andrea Silbert | Beth Chandler

Boston BUSINESS Journal

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Women are Scarce on Many Massachusetts Public Boards...

Shira Schoenber

MASS LIVE

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Should Beacon Hill Mandate Gender Diversity on Public...

GUEST SPEAKER

WGBH

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Legislation Eyed To Force Gender Parity On State Boards

  • Kaitlyn Budion, State House News Service

WBUR NEWS

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Boys in the Boardroom, Consider Yourself Warned

SHIRLEY LEUNG, GLOBE STAFF

THE BOSTON GLOBE

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Women Chair More Than Half of Prominent State Boards and...

SHIRLEY LEUNG, GLOBE STAFF

THE BOSTON GLOBE

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Women of Color are Conspicuously Absent From...

SHIRLEY LEUNG, GLOBE STAFF

THE BOSTON GLOBE

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Additional Resources

Diversity Among Massachusetts’ 50 Most Prominent Government Boards and Commissions

2019 TO 2022 PROGRESS REPORT​

The Eos Foundation, Women’s Power Gap Report

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Diverse Boards Propel Successful Companies — Three Strategies To Expand Pipelines

BY Dr. Jason Wingard

FORBES

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When and Why Diversity Improves Your Board’s Performance

BY STEPHANIE J. CREARY, MARY-HUNTER (“MAE”)…

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

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From Tech To Teaching: Why All Industries Would Benefit...

Taffi Dollar

THRIVE GLOBAL

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Why Diversity Matters: Women on Boards of Directors

by Erica Hersh​

HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH​

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Research: Board Experience Is Helping More Women Get CEO...

by Catherine H. Tinsley and Kate Purmal

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

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Diversity Among Massachusetts’ 50 Most Prominent Government Boards and Commissions

2019 TO 2022 PROGRESS REPORT​

The Eos Foundation, Women’s Power Gap Report

READ MORE

Diverse Boards Propel Successful Companies — Three Strategies To Expand Pipelines

BY Dr. Jason Wingard

FORBES

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From Tech To Teaching: Why All Industries Would Benefit...

Taffi Dollar

THRIVE GLOBAL

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When and Why Diversity Improves Your Board’s Performance

BY STEPHANIE J. CREARY, MARY-HUNTER (“MAE”)…

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

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Why Diversity Matters: Women on Boards of Directors

by Erica Hersh​

HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH​

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Research: Board Experience Is Helping More Women Get CEO...

by Catherine H. Tinsley and Kate Purmal

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

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