U. justice commissioner, is pushing for more regulation to get women in the boardroom.

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My experience as a corporate director and as the head of a search firm focused solely on getting women on boards is that many women in the boardroom are apprehensive about using their power and connections.

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Additionally, a 2002 survey by MassMutual Financial Group and Oppenheimer Funds (From the Locker Room to the Boardroom: A Survey on Sports in the Lives of Women Business Executives) revealed 80% of the women executives surveyed played sports growing up.

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Simply adding women who have had corporate careers and experiences will not increase the diversity of the voices that are heard in the boardroom.

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