Governor signs Jackson bill requiring women on corporate boards

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Governor signs Jackson bill requiring women on corporate boards

By Staff Report / Monday, October 1st, 2018 / Comments Off on Governor signs Jackson bill requiring women on corporate boards

Hannah-Beth Jackson Legislation by state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) to require gender diversity on corporate boards has been signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 826 requires every publicly-held corporation in California to have a minimum of one woman on its board of directors by the end of 2019. By the end…

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