Calling on Obama to Convene a Women's Round Table

Last week Linda Tarr Whelan and Jacki Zehner's Bloomberg op-ed piece called upon the president to convene a roundtable "to to
explore how women decision-makers can help achieve better
economic performance and a more prosperous future for all."

Citing numerous studies and extensive research revealing the benefits of leadership diversity, they write:

"Our country has nothing to lose and much to gain by addressing the lack of women in top leadership. But it won’t just happen. The U.S., a country that aspires to be a world
leader, ranks a pathetic 31st out of 134 countries in
eliminating the disparities between women and men in the World
Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report.

On this 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage, President Obama should consider convening a White House Roundtable to find ways to increase the number of women decision-makers in the
economy. Then we can celebrate women’s equality in America"

You can read the rest of the article here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-26/women-call-for-obama-to-ac...

Will a roundtable help get more women into leadership positions? Or do we need something more? Policy incentives for flexible work solutions? Paid leave for new parents? Gender targets for our biggest companies? What else do we need to get more women to the top?