Get a Seat at the Table

Center for Executive Women at Northwestern University, which runs a course to prepare women to be board directors. (kellogg.northwestern.edu/research/cew/steering.htm)

The Directors’ Council, a Chicago-based firm that recruits women and minorities to sit on corporate boards. (directorscouncil.com)

The Committee of 200, an organization of powerful women in business. (c200.org)

Executive search firms like Spencer Stuart and The Prout Group, which believe in diversity. (spencerstuart.com; proutgroup.com)

The National Association of Corporate Directors, which serves corporate governance needs of board members. (nacdonline.org)

Institute for Women’s Leadership, which provides leadership training, coaching and consulting to women. (womensleadership.com)

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