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I am against identity politics on principle, but a much more amenable solution would have been something like offering tax incentives for companies who do.
But aside from being way too heavy handed for a state, are they planning to do this for every “protected” class? Why only women?
Does this mean that all-female boards are also forbidden?
I'm curious how trans people are counted as well. Say you have 1 Cis female, 1 cis male, 1 trans male, 1 trans female. Can the fifth person be a cis male or trans male?
But that said, the vast majority of boards are all cis males. That’s the real thing being challenged.
This makes no sense. So a company that has a target market of men must have a woman on the board? So an all woman board will be legal? How female is female enough for them? Can someone just identify as a woman, or will there be a mandatory screening of what's between their legs (or what their DNA has)? I predict the outcome will just be companies will move headquarters to another state (already happening because of t…
Shouldn't they also be required to have at least one black person, one Asian, one gay, one handicapable person and one non-cisgender member? Imagine the job prospects of your average handicapped, transgender blasian lesbian? You could have your pick of any company board. I kid, but I can't help but imagine there will be some unintended consequences of legislation like this.
I agree. I support the principle behind this legislation, but it seems to set a dangerous precedent for giving the state government the authority to mandate demographics.
First and hopefully last state, but I'm not optimistic...
Why isn't the excuse of "representing the public" used to require certain members have a particular religion or race as well? What about income? Board members are about as far from representing society as you can get (and that's not the purpose of a board anyway) so I don't understand why this is being mandated. Seems like a strategy for cheap political points rather than any kind of well-reasoned reform.
I’d prefer it if women could achieve this on their own because they’re good and deserve it, but so far society seems to be stagnating... and with the recent Kavanaugh hearing and what Trump says and who he backs, I fear women’s rights are in danger and role is receding. I’m very curious to see how this plays out and what meaningful changes (if any) come from it.