A board room is a room that is reserved for the Board of directors (or a company’s equivalent) to meet for high-level decision making and governance. In these meetings, the board of directors will debate and make decisions on important issues that impact everyone involved, from the employees a company employs to investors who own the shares. The board is responsible for a number of issues, including strategic direction, financial planning and policy formulation. While the term boardroom is often used to refer to a room that is specifically designated for such purposes, meetings can also be held in conference rooms or other areas that can accommodate the whole team or director group.
In recent years, there has been a renewed effort to increase diversity in boardrooms as well as other positions of leadership. There are many tools that allow businesses to conduct virtual meetings to ensure that voices from different perspectives can be heard during important decisions.
Despite the increasing interest in the diversity of boardrooms and other leadership posts, there are many hurdles to be overcome in regards to gender equality. One of the biggest challenges is that both genders have different views of what a job in business is suitable for. In this article, Yealink explores these differences and provides the essential steps to achieving more gender equity in the workplace.