The men who dominate corporate boards in the U.S. still tend to pick men when seats open up. It may be that way because they’re old -- and don’t know where to look.
Many of the baby-boomer guys who hold the majority of director positions are convinced it’s difficult if not impossible to find qualified candidates of the other gender, according to two new studies, as thousands of eligible women go untapped. That’s because most conversations about filling seats still take place in “male spaces” like golf-club locker rooms, said Barry Ostrowsky, chief executive officer of Barnabas Health Inc.