With more women as board chairs, business can better serve society

“With more women as board chairs, business can better serve society.”

“Companies should benefit all their stakeholders. This is increasingly on the minds of regulators, activists, politicians, pension investors and individuals of this world.

If we want boards to deliver benefits for a wider stakeholder group – and stop focusing on short-term profits – we need to shift the dial on women becoming chair of these boards. Failing that, the corporate landscape won’t change.”

INSEAD Directors Network President Helen Pitcher OBE, Chair of Advanced Boardroom Solutions (INSEAD IDP-C), shares more insights at the INSEAD Blog in the article “Women Chairs: The Time is Now“.