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The Motley Fool December 20, 2006 Selena Maranjian	More Women Than You Think It's better to focus on the strides women have made into the corporate boardroom rather than on more depressing data.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Alyce Lomax	This Secret Weapon Could Save Your Stocks The presence of women in the boardroom could be a little-known advantage for shareholders.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Women on Board, for Better Governance A 2006 study found that a critical mass of three or more women can cause a fundamental change in the boardroom and enhance corporate governance. Why is this important to investors?
The Motley Fool December 28, 2011 Alyce Lomax	1 Path to Better Boards in 2012 Strong companies require strong directors; diversity would help.
IndustryWeek November 17, 2010	Board Member Today; CEO Tomorrow The number of Fortune 1000 directors who became the CEOs of the companies on whose boards they served more than doubled in the past year.
AFP eWire June 27, 2005	Boards Must Focus on More Than Just Compliance The result of the ongoing debate over nonprofit accountability has led to the perception among many boards of directors that compliance is their only responsibility, according to a new report.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Boards Need Women Over the last few decades, women have made great strides toward gender equality in many arenas -- but not on corporate boards.
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BusinessWeek July 17, 2006 Toddi Gutner	So You Wanna Be A Director Companies are desperately seeking women to fill their boards. Interested? Here are some tips for getting there.
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CFO January 1, 2005 Julia Homer	Friends on Board CFOs are spending more time with directors outside the boardroom.
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The Motley Fool April 8, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Corporate Boards Need to Wake Up One of investors' biggest problems -- whether they know it or not -- has been a tendency toward ineffective, entrenched boards of directors that don't do their primary job, which is to look out for shareholder interests.
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HBS Working Knowledge January 17, 2007 Malcolm Salter	Learning from Private-Equity Boards Boards of professionally sponsored buyouts are more informed, hands-on, and interventionist than public company boards. The author argues that this board model could have helped Enron and perhaps your company as well.
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The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Let's Fix Director Independence The Shareholder Bill of Rights would separate the chairman and CEO roles.
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Inc. May 2007 Jennifer Gill	Smart Questions: How to Vet a Board Member There's a lot of talk these days about the lack of independent directors on corporate boards. But it's not just a big-company issue. There should be at least one outsider on your board, too. Here's what to ask to get the right person in the chair.
BusinessWeek June 10, 2010 Tara Patel	French Women Storm the Corporate Boardroom French boardrooms have long been a male domain. A proposal requiring that at least 40 percent of directors be women could change that.
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