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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2017 - 2018
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | March 27, 2017 09:22 AM |
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| From: | Representative Kate Harper |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Resolution Supporting the Forum of Executive Women’s Push for More Women on Executive Boards |
| According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics women made up 43.9% of the Pennsylvania labor force in 2015. However, women only made up 12.7% of executive positions in the largest 100 public companies headquartered in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, as we can all recognize, there is a need to improve the percentage of women holding executive positions. Therefore in the near future, I will introduce a resolution encouraging equitable and diverse gender representation on the boards and in senior management of companies in Pennsylvania. The purpose of this resolution is to urge all Pennsylvania non-profits, privately held and publicly traded institutions and companies doing business in Pennsylvania to work toward a goal of equal representation of men and women in leadership positions on an annual basis. I hope to have all of my women legislature colleagues join me by co-sponsoring this important Resolution. |
Introduced as HR273