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		<title>Study Finds Strategic Opportunity in Regulatory Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Meyerrose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KPMG Reveals Insights and Leading Practices Reinforcing Need for Diversity of Thought Change is the only constant in the realm of regulatory and legislative matters. Recently KPMG asked, more than 250 executives and board members how their organizations address the sometimes daunting new rules of engagement. “Adapting Business Strategy to the Regulatory Outlook” reveals that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Are The Women Board Candidates?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Constance Dierickx</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Constance Dierickx, Ph.D., ION Board Member The ION member organizations represent thousands of women and men who believe and advocate for diversity in corporate governance. Why? It’s good for business It’s the right thing to do A diverse board best represents shareholders ION member organizations include very accomplished women Thousands of them. What have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping Stones to Boardroom Gender Diversity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the results of ION’s ‘Eighth Annual Status Report still fresh in our minds, there is no doubt that corporations need a new approach for electing women leaders. For nearly a decade, ION has celebrated small victories on the path to diversity. Whether it’s new partnerships with like-minded organizations, or celebrating new women board members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women’s Innate Leadership Style Well Suited for Boardroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Meyerrose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by ION Treasurer and President Elect Sarah Meyerrose A recent article in the Korn/Ferry Institute Briefings on talent and leadership discussed the “real” reason why women aren’t advancing to the top, despite documented increases in capable, educated women leaders. In “Why the Gender Gap Won’t Go Away,” the author cites U.S. Department of Education data [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pointing Fingers at Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Meyerrose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by ION Treasurer and President Elect Sarah Meyerrose A recent post in the Points and Figures blog sparked a greater conversation with my colleagues about how women can develop strategic networks in male-dominated arenas. In “Diversity and Board of Directors,” author Jeff Carter writes: “There has been a lot of blather about Facebook’s upcoming IPO. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Boardroom Gender Diversity in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The energy of a new year often lingers through January, especially when we reflect on how far we’ve come and the opportunities that await us. ION’s eighth annual status report of women directors and executive officers of public companies in 14 U.S. regions, titled “Gender Imbalance in the Boardroom: Opportunities to Change Course,” summarizes this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enhance Your Mission Through Collaboration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to author a guest blog post for ION Member Watermark. In “Enhance Your Mission through Collaboration,” I reflect on the recent research regarding the number of women executives and board members &#8212; in California and nationwide. I also emphasize the importance of collaboration to help accelerate change and give examples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summit Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Jilaine Hummel Bauer, ION board member at large. She is the founder of Bauer Consulting and is on the Steering Committee of Milwaukee Women inc (MWi). On November 16th, the day ION hosted a summit in New York attended by prominent thought leaders and business executives to consider the status of women corporate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Differentiate Yourself: Personal Branding for Board Access</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Elisa-Marie Dumas, Vice President of Development at ION Member Organization Watermark. The original blog post appeared at: http://www.wearewatermark.org/2011/10/differentiate-yourself-personal-branding-for-board-access/ “Personal Branding” has become an exceedingly popular term, and it seems to be on everyone’s lips these days. Frequently, personal branding is understood as nothing more than crafting a strong social media presence- translating your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women on Boards: Still Lonely at the Top</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Marilyn Nagel, CEO of ION Member Organization Watermark. The original blog post appeared at: http://www.wearewatermark.org/2011/09/women-on-boards-still-lonely-at-the-top/ A recent article in The Economist explores the ongoing issue of the lack of women on boards in the U.S. and worldwide and the measures taken to combat it. Diversity and inclusion professionals (and women everywhere) have long [...]]]></description>
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