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Nydia Velázquez: “Women make up 47 percent of the workforce in America, yet they hold only 21 percent of board seats at S&P 500 companies.”

On the recordJune 19, 2019
Women make up 47 percent of the workforce in America, yet they hold only 21 percent of board seats at S&P 500 companies.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the gender disparity on corporate boards.

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