After a quick bit of digging round I also found confirmation (from Harvard no less) that female directors are proven to be far better at corporate governance and when a board is inclusive of women the company outperforms it’s competitors. One of the many articles can be found on the Harvard website. It’s a fact that male directors raise their game when sitting on boards with women – surely a win/win situation then? The Times also reported that women help businesses to succeed.

It makes perfect sense to diversify and at the very least have a female non executive – great governance and a better bottom line too!

I have to say, I’ve noticed a few more of my male colleagues telling me that they ought to add a female non exec recently. If you are considering this, I’d be happy to discuss non executive opportunities further – drop me a line. Coming out of recession shows we need to have trusted board members, effective and committed executives and the best possible chance of success – women can help. An article in the Telegraph also talks about women in the boardroom.