In the Margins

SSgA gets tough about female directors

March 7, 2017

By The Wall Street Journal

State Street Global Advisors is pushing big companies to put more women on their boards, initially demanding change at those firms without any female directors. The money manager says it will vote against board members charged with nominating new directors if they don’t soon make strides at adding women. Read the original story from The Wall Street Journal

 

 

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