A boardroom is a room or space reserved for the board of directors (or a company’s equivalent) to convene to make high-level decisions and governance. At these meetings, the board of directors will discuss important issues that impact everyone from employees working for the company to the shareholders who own the shares. Some common issues that fall under the remit of the board include strategic direction and financial planning, policy formulation, and major investments. The term boardroom is usually used to describe a room specifically designed for this purpose. However meetings can also be held in other places like conference rooms or large spaces that can accommodate a large group.
In recent years, there has been a greater pressure to increase diversity in boardrooms and other levels of leadership. There are several tools available that allow companies to conduct virtual meetings to ensure that voices from different perspectives can be heard during important process of decision-making.
There are many hurdles in the way of gender equality despite this growing interest. One of the biggest challenges is the fact that men and women have different ideas about what a job in business is suitable for. In this article, Yealink explores the differences and outlines the key steps to achieve gender equity in the workplace.