Association of Lgbtq+ Corporate Directors

09/17/2024

🌟 The Association's Annual Report is out 🌟

We’re thrilled to announce the release of our + Board Monitor 2024 report! 📊 This year’s report will officially launch at our Corporate Directors' Summit on Thursday, September 19 at JPMorgan Chase's headquarters in NYC.

Here are some key takeaways from the report:

- 🌈 LGBTQ+ representation remains low, with only 0.9% of Fortune 500 board seats and 1.3% of Nasdaq board seats held by LGBTQ+ individuals.
- 🚀 LGBTQ+ directors are driving impressive market performance across various sectors.
- ⚖️ We highlight the ongoing legal challenges impacting diversity efforts, including the Nasdaq Rule.
- This moment is pivotal as we continue to break the "lavender ceiling" and drive greater LGBTQ+ representation in corporate boardrooms globally.

🏳️‍🌈 Let’s keep pushing for progress and making corporate governance more inclusive! Your support fuels this movement; together, we can create lasting change.

Read the full report here: https://lgbtqdirectors.org/2024/09/15/2024-lgbtq-board-monitor-report-reveals-underrepresentation-of-lgbtq-directors-on-f500-and-nasdaq-boards/

Explore the 2024 LGBTQ+ Board Monitor Report, which highlights the underrepresentation of LGBTQ+ individuals on corporate boards. Despite representing 7.6% of the population, only 1.3% of NASDAQ and 0.9% of Fortune 500 board seats are held by LGBTQ+ leaders. Learn more about the barriers and opportu...

09/13/2024

See the complete analysis here: https://fabricehoudart.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/148861360?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts

08/25/2024

The Association of Lgbtq+ Corporate Directors is excited to announce Reggie Van Lee as its keynote speaker for its annual summit in September in NYC.

08/24/2024

Reggie Van Lee is the OG LGBTQ+ Corporate Board Member, a business trailblazer and arts influencer. We can wait to welcome him at our Summit on September 19th in NYC !

05/01/2024

🌍 This Week in LGBTQ+ News: The Developments You Kind of Need to Know! 🌈

🎥 Powerful Viewing: Fondation Émergence has released its IDAHOBIT 2024 video, revealing the alarming rise in violence against LGBTQ+ individuals in North America. A must-watch for everyone committed to justice!

🏦 World Bank Steps Up: L. Felice Gorordo discusses the World Bank's renewed commitment to integrating LGBTQI+ rights into their global operations. Discover how these changes are set to make a real impact!

🇫🇷 France's Heated Debate: The conversation around surrogacy intensifies as attitudes improve. What's your take on this controversial issue?

🇺🇬 Sanctions in Uganda: In response to corruption tied to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, international sanctions have been placed on Ugandan officials, including the very hateful and very dishonest Speaker of Parliament. A significant step towards accountability!

🇺🇸 Legislative Battles in the U.S.: South Carolina is on the brink of banning gender-affirming care for trans youth. Learn more about the ongoing fight for transgender rights in the US

🔗 Click the link to dive deeper into these stories and join us in exploring their broader implications for global LGBTQ+ rights and advocacy. Let’s spread awareness and push for change together!

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Surrogacy Debate, UK sanctions in Uganda, the agony of DEI, Monkeyman, Bad Faith, hosting Maxine Waters, GLSEN Awards, Global Citizen Now, violence at the AVP, fundig global social change and more...

05/01/2024

Last week welcomed to share her memories of late activist

03/15/2024

This week of the was the keynote speaker for ’s dinner at the . He reminded us that the Board Diversity conversation is about excellence. He called on us to unite forces with other organizations working to promote other aspects of Board diversity such as gender, racial or socioeconomic diversity to resist the so-called backlash.

03/12/2024

Tonight, we mourn the passing of David Mixner [1946-2024], a luminary in the struggle for + rights and a man of profound tenacity and heart. David's journey from campaigning for John F. Kennedy to his fearless final acts has indelibly shaped the United States, sometimes at great personal cost. My condolences to his family, friends, and the multitude that loved him. May they find solace in the fact that he had at least twenty lives.

Tonight, we mourn the passing of David Benjamin Mixner. From his early days campaigning for John F Kennedy to his final acts of courage, Mixner's legacy shaped a nation at great cost to himself.

10/13/2023

What is taking so long? Please read and share our post on diversity in Governance on Columbia University's The CLS Blue Sky Blog.

While the compiling of Nasdaq Board Diversity Disclosures, presented last week by Prof. Wouter Torsin, has gotten very little coverage, it is the largest and most telling dataset about Corporate Diversity in the U.S. and, more generally, minority economic power.

Women are severely underrepresented (25%), while Black (4.3%) and Latino Directors (2.3%) remain extremely rare in the second-largest stock exchange.

As for + people, with 1.2% of Board seats, they exert very little control on the collective market capitalization of over $23 trillion.

A ground-breaking study provides new data about diversity on the boards of directors of 3,031 companies (representing 2,503 U.S. and 528 foreign firms) listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

09/15/2023

Well, we made it! Happy Birthday to us 🎂 and to the 500+ members of the Association!

A year after its launch at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in NYC, the Association is the leading national organization advancing LGBTQ+ representation in the Corporate Board Room and a key Board diversity player, boasting over 500+ members.

Embracing LGBTQ+ Equality in the Boardroom, Redefining Corporate America

11/03/2022

As usual Spencer Stuart’s findings on LGBTQ+ diversity are weak. Their only datapoint, representation in S&P 500, is similar to ours in Fortune 500. They found 29 seats occupied by an + people. Assuming an average of 11 seats per company, this is 0.6% of all seats.

10/12/2022

What a meaningful end to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Summit and a celebration of ! Last night the Association brought together existing and aspiring + directors at the Cosmos Club in DC including Amb. Ted Osius, former HRC President Elizabeth Birch, Lisa Manley, Damon Porter, Alex Wagner, Jeff Marootian, Maggie Fitzpatrick, Doug Brooks or Michael Krawitz. The dinner’s theme was about the need to lift each other up as we attempt to improve representation in the Boardroom. This is part of a series of dinners, the Association is hosting throughout the United States.