Women on boards: where HR meets corporate sustainability

Abstract

In March 2010, the World Economic Forum released the fi rst comprehensive global study benchmarking gender equality practices and comparative statistics on the employment of women in the corporate sector. Based on a survey of 600 heads of Human Resources at the world’s largest employers in 20 countries, The Corporate Gender Gap Report 2010. looks at the magnitude and scope of gender based disparities, as well as barriers to the advancement of women in corporate leadership, and the degree to which various gender inclusion practices are employed in different countries............