Real Corporate Board Diversity Is More Than Just Hitting a Quota

How diverse is your board of directors? How is your board of directors diverse? And why does it matter?

The push to require diversity on corporate boards is moving forward, even as questions remain about the legality of some of the efforts. These are three important questions for general counsel to discuss with their CEOs, as regulators and investors continue to apply pressure to expand representation on boards.

Hawaii, for example, is considering a law that would require every company based in the state to have at least one woman or non-binary director and one man or non-binary director on ...