Article: "Put Me On Your Board ... And Stop Feigning Paucity" Why? "I am a woman. I write this to WARN you; in hopes you’ll stop making the same mistakes."

2013-10-13T17:00:45+00:00

Let's Not Oversell the Financial Benefits of Having Women on Corporate Boards, Christina Hoff Sommers

Pyehole · 2013-10-13T15:54:50+00:00

Personally I wouldn't want somebody who boasts about being risk adverse being in charge of financial decisions.

SJW_Scum · 2013-10-14T07:43:15+00:00

Dear Entrepreneurial Spirits, CEOs, Budding Co-Founders and Geeks of the World:

Put me on your board.

Why?

I am entrepreneurial, proven and not risk-adverse.

So is my grandma. She's maintained quite the garden, despite planting in sumner! Get in line.

I thrive on the thrill of exponential momentum and stop at nothing to get the job done.

I wilt in the presence of meaningless phrases and tired cliches. Get in line.

I am thirsty, yet experienced enough to take a step back and advise.

Drink some water and become a math tutor. Then get in line.

I am a liaison between generations; between the scruffy startup-teens and the gray hairs of innovations past.

And Kanye West is the voice of a generation. Get in line.

I speak “engineer” and “developer” fluently.

Got any credentials to back that up? Seeing as engineers and developers are not commonly differentiated. But you would know that! Oh, get in line, by the way.

I have raised millions of dollars through crowdfunding campaigns I have managed and those I have advised.

Kickstarter has a better track record than you. Get in line.

I believe, above all, in solving needs; in great product; in moving fast and breaking things.

I too believe in Good Business Things. Get in line.

I believe that the future is a better serving, more balanced, people powered place.

No, it'll be more AI-driven. Why don't you mention world peace, while you're at it? Also, get in line.

I am rational, yet listen to my gut.

Is this the most generic dating profile? "I believe in saying everything, but meaning nothing." Get in line.

I believe in passion; in fire.

You believe in words; not results. Get in line.

I know no boundary when it comes to me and my brand; I eat, sleep, and breathe the companies and products I touch and I would have it no other way.

You cannot maintain a healthy work-life balance. Get in line.

And I am a woman.

You still have to get in line.

I write this to warn you; in hopes you’ll stop making the same mistakes and learn from the data you seem to be ignoring. I’m saying this so you have the best opportunity for success. I say this because I am in the business of empowering the future of business and you are too.

No, you're in the business of selling yourself, as evidenced by this fluff "article", oh wise sage.

Fact: Companies with women on their board outperform companies with boards that are comprised entirely of men. According to Catalyst, “Companies with sustained high representation of WBD (Women Board Directors), defined as those with three or more WBD in at least four of five years, significantly outperformed those with sustained low representation by 84 percent on Return on Sales, by 60 percent on Return on Investment Capital, and by 46 percent on Return on Equity.”

Fact: You are terrible with statistics. All this means is that companies with larger boards do better. Larger companies have larger boards. Larger boards are more likely to meet that 3 WBD quota.

If those KPIs aren’t worth taking into consideration, I don’t know what is. Fact: Fab.com, Foursquare, Airbnb, and Twitter all have zero female board members.

Oh gosh, you actually said KPI in public. After screwing the pooch on statistics, you drop a buzzword like "Key Performance Indicators" to demonstrate your authority.

Fact: You didn't make a point.

Others also have shockingly very few, as Valleywag reported Tuesday.

Why don't you try primary sourcing rather than grubbing any publication willing to publish something to support your claim?

It is a poor business decision not to seek out talented women. It is ignorant to neglect factoring this insight in to the core structure of your company’s DNA.You can change this. Today.

It is a poor business decision not to seek out a talented person. It is a poor business decision to seek out a woman because she has a vagina. Vaginas, like penises, are very poor decision-making devicesz

Because… there are many more out there like “me.”

More entitled princesses? We are doomed.

Open your eyes and minds. Expand your networks.

Do the work for me. I won't tell you why you should spend the resources, though.

Find us.

Hire me to fulfill your quota!

Also, while in line, take a look at all those women far more deserving of an executive position. All those women who put their money where their mouth is and work as hard as their male colleagues, demanding no special treatment.

That's who you're really demeaning here.

TracyMorganFreeman · 2013-10-13T16:27:13+00:00

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scarecrow569_ · 2013-10-14T05:26:01+00:00

Reminds me of Barney Stinsan's employment video.

Rattatoskk · 2013-10-15T10:33:04+00:00

Ok lady, you got it. But my "board".. is more of a plank.

Yarr! Now get to swabbing the deck. There's a hundred mates n' lasses on board that want to be the first mate. They've got t'be provin it with iron n muscle. Spit 'n Polish. Yer words are as vast and empty as the sea on a calm day.

Mythandros · 2013-10-13T18:12:07+00:00

Personally, I wouldn't hire someone with such a fundamentalist view of the workplace. Board with women outperform boards with only men? Really? Citation needed.

She could be right, but the ferocity with which the point is presented is VERY off-putting.

I certainly would not hire this person if I saw this site.

Employment should be determined based on qualifications and skill, not gender.

Title	Article: "Put Me On Your Board ... And Stop Feigning Paucity" Why? "I am a woman. I write this to WARN you; in hopes you’ll stop making the same mistakes."
Author	AndrewLevin
Upvotes	13
Comments	10
Date	October 13, 2013 3:47 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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