Are Female Board Members Breaking the Banks?

Almost half of female executive directors are financially qualified, while 65 percent have a financial background, the study shows. This compares to just 26 percent of their male colleagues being financially qualified and 44 percent having a financial background, the report from Cranfield School of Management shows.

Worldwide, only about one out of every ten corporate board members is a woman (PDF).

Twice a month, a panel of dads discusses a topic of the moment. For today's conversation, they look at the differences in how men and women talk about compensation. Here are parts 1-3. Part 1: Theodore Ross

The latest report from the Cranfield International Centre for Women Leaders shows that in the first six months since the last report (March 2012), the pace of change was extremely encouraging with 44% of new FTSE 100 board appointments going to women and 36% on FTSE 250 companies. However, those high levels were short-lived and over the past six months they have dropped to 26% and 29% respectively, showing a considerable gap from the 33% required to reach Lord Davies’ recommendation of 25% women on boards by 2015.

Sensationalist Silliness Several people asked me to comment on The Telegraph article Germany signals shift on €2.3 trillion redemption fund for Europe by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. OK. Here goes. The headline is nothing but sensationalist silliness. There is no shift, and even if there was a shift, it could not possibly come in time.

Investors may be shortchanged if boards have no women at the table, study suggests