Boardroom Pressures Open Doors for Women

Next month Norway will require that all corporate boards be 40 percent female. While the U.S. is nowhere near that benchmark, recent reforms and other pressures on boards are looking like a plus for women

By June, the corporate boards of Norway must be 40 percent female or else companies could lose their licenses.

While that doesn't help women who wish to sit on U.S. boards, conditions may be improving for female aspirants as new rules and regulations, passed in response to the recent spate of corporate scandals, have put boards under new pressures.

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