What’s Your Position on Corporate Board Diversity?

CHICAGO - Oct. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- The 2020 Women on Boards Chicago committee is one of many cities hosting their annual event next month.  Across the U.S. and throughout the world, thousands of C-Suite and senior level executives will discuss: Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite: Why and How Do Winning Companies Recruit to Maximize Board Effectiveness?

The 2020 Gender Diversity Index focuses on the Fortune 1000 companies. It provides information on the progress women have made in obtaining corporate board seats. On May 31, 2015, State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, passed a resolution to encourage equitable and diverse gender representation on corporate boards of directors. This is very important legislation for women who are seeking corporate board positions in the state of Illinois, and for increasing the number of women on corporate boards. For more information, see http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=88&GA=99&DocTypeId=HR&DocNum=0439&GAID=13&LegID=91204&SpecSess=&Session=.

Join the 2020 WOB Chicago committee for an evening of networking, hors d'oeuvres and insightful conversation. Many research studies have concluded that diverse boards lead to stronger overall company performance and profitability. We need to support actions, policies and programs to promote gender equality on company boards.

Speakers for the evening will include Challis Lowe, Laura Pearl, Stephanie Sonnabend, and Judi Spaletto, PhD. Sponsors include Seyfarth Shaw, AT&T, visuals4u, and Action Inclusion. (Sponsorships are still available). You can also follow the event on Twitter with #2020WOBChi or @2020WOBChicago. Buy your ticket today! We want to hear your point of view to add to the conversation. Hope to see you there!

Location: Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 131 South Dearborn Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL

Date:  Thursday, November 19th

Time: 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Cost:  $50.00

Registration: Eventbrite at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2015-national-conversation-on-board-diversity-chicago-registration-18580700375.

2020 Women On Boards is a national education and advocacy campaign to increase the percentage of women on U.S. company boards to 20% or greater by the year 2020. They are well known for their research on the gender composition of boards of directors, including its proprietary Gender Diversity Directory which ranks companies on a W (winning) to Z (zero) scale. To learn more about the 2020 WOB Chicago committee or to read the 2014 Gender Diversity Index report, visit http://2020wobchi.splashthat.com or http://www.2020wob.com/chapters/chi.