Posted on 11/30/2021 1:54:06 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges.
Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court that could undo the law credited with giving more women seats in boardrooms traditionally dominated by men. The California law has spurred other states to adopt or consider similar laws.
The conservative legal group Judicial Watch brought the lawsuit that claims it’s illegal to use taxpayer funds to enforce a law that violates the equal protection clause of the California Constitution by mandating a gender-based quota.
“They are creating a classification that either prefers or discriminates against one class or in preference of another,” attorney Robert Patrick Sticht said. He said the state doesn’t have a compelling government interest to create the mandate.
Another conservative legal group has filed a separate lawsuit in federal court claiming the law violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, CEO of the advocacy group 50/50 Women on Boards, who supported passage of the law. She is confident it will be upheld but said even if it is found unconstitutional that pressure from investors will lead to more women being named to corporate boards.
“The train has left the station,” Berkhemer-Credaire said. “I don’t think it’ll be a serious setback.”
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Just have one of the guys identify as a woman; hard to oppose that if you are woke.
They won’t stop there, they’ll start requiring 57 or more types of humans.
Well, isn’t that stylish.
And will be arriving in Auschwitz shortly.
Hell, NO!
Someone needs to make the sandwiches…
You want to know why Russia is resurgent, why China is arguably already ahead of us in several key technical areas? It is precisely because of this kind of "woke" BS. While we are putting unqualified people in positions to satisfy someone's arbitrary sense of "fair" our adversaries are promoting and using the best people for the job, period. While we waste time and resources on "LGBTQ awareness" and "diversity training" and "critical race theory" our adversaries are performing engineering studies and tests.
We once dominated the world, politically, economically, and militarily. Today the only thing we can justly say we dominate in is fodder for late night comedians.
He’ll find a penumbra somewhere. Maybe up his own ***.
bttt (thank you):
While we are putting unqualified people in positions to satisfy someone’s arbitrary sense of “fair” our adversaries are promoting and using the best people for the job, period.
While we waste time and resources on “LGBTQ awareness” and “diversity training” and “critical race theory” our adversaries are performing engineering studies and tests.
“Today the only thing we can justly say we dominate in is fodder for late night comedians.”
Sluts, we have the most sluts in the world.
I think the kids are calling them THOTs now...
It’s California. Legality doesn’t matter.
Can California legally require women on corporate boards?
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Communist run countries or sates can require whatever they wish with impunity. The law is what they say it is when they say it.
Well qualified women should sit on boards. I have no problem
with that. Is it a government mandate to speed up the
process? NO!
This is just one more political move by the Democrats to buy
the female vote.
Muddy headed women will fall for it, thinking the Democrats
really care about them, as the same party deviously intends
to destroy their children, families, and their society.
“Aww, look... more female board members... Wow!...”
Mass destruction follows... shakes head...
Planned destruction and fools on parade...
Good. I vote against reappointing every female board person in every proxy I submit. There may be some women that are not there as tokens but how can you tell? Companies are too ready to go WOKE and to hell with merit. I won’t help them play the equality of outcome game.
I don’t think a wise latina brought anything extra to the table either.
Truer words were never said. The muddy headed panderers to social correctness are destroying our Country, putting us in a vulnerable position while we are surrounded by Countries who have kept their eye on the ball and are opening our enemies.
Just have one of the guys identify as a woman; hard to oppose that if you are woke.
Probably not.
I attempted to quote and compliment FRPR ThunderSleeps.
Just think of how many billions can be saved on salaries
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