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California becomes 1st state to require women on corporate boards

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brycejones said:
Its really cute when UC has a white knight. Keep it up, he needs someone to share his concerns with.
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You're trying way to hard. The smug dismissive act actually works fairly well when you know how to do it, unfortunately, you don't have a clue. It's apparent you're throwing it down because you didn't have any sort of logical response and it comes across as juvenile. You would have been far better served by not responding at all.
 
umbrella39 said:
Someone has a great deal of concern for UC and is definitely applying for opening in the new champion division of Concern Corp...
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Is it kids night or what? Take all the shots you want, but at least try to get your responses up to a high school level. This was pitiful.
 
"Nevertheless, recent events in Washington, D.C. — and beyond — make it crystal clear that many are not getting the message."

So forcing women onto boards is going to fix this...how? Seem like it would make it worse.
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
Someone needs to start a publicly traded gay male company so they can feel oppressed when they demand to have a woman on-board that knows nothing about being gay 😛

On a serious note, seems silly - and I guarantee there is no where near enough qualified women for such positions.
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Do you really believe that? I would think that there would be plenty of candidates, though I have zero information to back that up.
On the surface, it seems like a silly law, but I don't see how it could do any harm. It's even possible that in a few years everyone will be saying "we should have done this ten years ago".
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
On a serious note, seems silly - and I guarantee there is no where near enough qualified women for such positions.
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Seriously, how bad did your mother abuse you? There are plenty of women around that are qualified to sit on corporate boards. Especially considering many are nothing but a rubber stamp for a paycheck. Its attitudes like yours that make justifying laws like this much easier.
 
i decided to a quick search on the subject and found...

Microsoft - 3 women on the BOD
Google - 3 women on the BOD
Facebook - 2 women on the BOD
Apple - 2 women on the BOD
Plug Power - 1 woman on the BOD
Ballard Power - 2 women on the BOD
First Solar - 2 women on the BOD

just a few progressive tech and clean energy companies off the top of my head. now for some more traditional companies...

General Electric - 2 women on the BOD
General Motors - 5 women on the BOD (exactly half)
Ford - 3 women on the BOD
Walmart - 3 women on the BOD

good for GM, but we are clearly still far from balanced, not that the sexist pigs want to see further progress towards that. the problem isn't qualification, it's that our society still doesn't treat men and women equally.
 
UglyCasanova said:
https://abc7.com/careers/california-becomes-1st-state-to-require-women-on-corporate-boards/4377601/

SACRAMENTO, Calif. --
California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards of directors, according to a law signed Sunday by Gov. Jerry Brown.

The measure requires at least one female director on each board of California-based corporations by the end of next year. Companies would need up to three female directors by the end of 2021, depending on the number of board seats.


No way this doesn’t get struck down as unconstitutional. Requires discrimination based on a protected class. Noble cause but not the way to achieve it. What if it’s a male that identifies as female, wonder if that counts.
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LOL, What could possibly go wrong here. California is a joke and they wonder why normal people laugh at them.

IMO the state has no business telling companies whom to place on their Board of Directors.
 
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A lot of corporate women are the same sell out yes "men" that already plague corporate America. This won't have much impact.
 
UglyCasanova said:
Same empty replies in the other thread as well
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If you want a discussion with some substance, try actually arguing your points to a conclusion and conceding as appropriate, as opposed to constantly repeating your already-countered points and whining that people aren't treating your broken record routine with respect.
 
spacejamz said:
what is their definition of 'woman'? Just someone who identifies themselves as female? or what is listed on their birth certificate?
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Ran it through the forum transmirforgrofier and this post checks out.
It's a legit question, intent be damned.
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
Someone needs to start a publicly traded gay male company so they can feel oppressed when they demand to have a woman on-board that knows nothing about being gay 😛

On a serious note, seems silly - and I guarantee there is no where near enough qualified women for such positions.
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As long as those guys on the board have daughters, those positions will be filled. And vote counts won't change much.

What is Donnie doing with his daughters?
 
Greenman said:
You're trying way to hard. The smug dismissive act actually works fairly well when you know how to do it, unfortunately, you don't have a clue. It's apparent you're throwing it down because you didn't have any sort of logical response and it comes across as juvenile. You would have been far better served by not responding at all.
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