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Forcing Companies to Diversify Their Boards Works
A California law mandating diversity was a success before a judge declared it unconstitutional.
Pursuing diversity.
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California has become the focus of a battle over how companies should address the lack of diversity on their boards: Should they actively seek out directors who aren’t White males, or should they simply seek to treat all candidates equally? A Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the latter approach, declaring unconstitutional a law requiring publicly traded companies based in the state to add as many as three board members from under-represented groups.
This is unfortunate, because the law was actually working.