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TheBoardroom Africa promotes exceptional female talent to boards across the continent.
TheBoardroom Africa promotes exceptional female talent to boards across the continent.
TheBoardroom Africa elevates and promotes exceptional female talent to boards across the continent.
We break down barriers to help organisations realize the benefits of increased diversity on boards. Through our work, we’ve created a unique pool of peer-endorsed female leaders, and we’re working with leading investors and companies across the region to improve gender balance in Africa’s boardrooms. We’re driving the movement to recognize that when women and men lead side by side, business succeeds and society thrives.
We take the complication out of matching great female candidates with board opportunities. This is achieved by training, placing and developing women on boards enabled by a community of 1000+ women across 55+ countries who are senior professionals seeking private and public company board service.
Our aim is to double the number of women on boards across Africa in the next decade.
Research shows that metrics such as Return on Invested (ROI) capital and Return on Equity (ROE) are correlated with having more women on your board. By increasing your board gender diversity, you are enabling your business to perform better in a number of metrics, including financial.
What research supports this claim?
Catalyst – Why Diversity Matters
Mckinsey – Women Matter Africa (2016)
McKinsey – Why Diversity Matters (2015)
AfDB – Where are the Women (2015)
Why Boards Need More Women – Harvard Business Review (2012)
(Grant Thornton) Women in Business: The Value of Diversity
Credit Suisse – the CS Gender 3000: The Reward for Change
Africa doesn’t have a shortage of talented women, but investors and companies still have challenges finding existing talent. That’s where we come in. To solve the pipeline problem that is preventing more women from reaching the boardroom, we’ve created a trusted community of leading executive women from every sector across the continent. We pledge to promote our members for all available board positions continent-wide, and we hope to double the representation of women in Africa’s boardrooms over the next 10 years.
Diverse boards mean embracing diversity of thought of experience. Research has shown that diverse companies outperform non-diverse companies. By changing the dynamics at the top of business, the impact of diversity radiates to across all levels of the company from employees to users and consumers. In a world in which women make up 50% of the workplace and 70 – 80% of global consumer decision-making, improving gender parity means improved work environments for employees, and helps companies develop products tailored to broader segments of the population.
Africa doesn’t have a shortage of talented women, but investors and companies still have challenges finding existing talent. That’s where we come in. To solve the pipeline problem that is preventing more women from reaching the boardroom, we’ve created a trusted community of leading executive women from every sector across the continent. We pledge to promote our members for all available board positions continent-wide, and we hope to double the representation of women in Africa’s boardrooms over the next 10 years.
We work with business networks, companies, investors, and TBrA members to identify rising stars, and provide them with the additional training or certification to help get them “board ready”. We always assess the boards of our clients to understand the skills currently on the board and the essential skills required – prior board experience not always a requirement.
Yes, we are a for-profit, impact-driven business. In order to highlight our work as a social enterprise, we’re currently exploring a range of certifications from institutions such as B Corp.
To become a member of TheBoardroom Africa, send your resume/CV to candidates@theboardroomafrica.com and we will get back to you within 10 working days to let you know the status of your membership. For information on our Membership Criteria please click here.
In order to apply to board opportunities through TheBoardroom Africa, you must be a member. Our membership application process is simple: send your CV and or resume to candidates@theboardroomafrica.com. We will get back to you within 10 working days to let you know the status of your membership. For information on our Membership Criteria click here.
Please get in touch with us via info@theboardroomafrica.com
We have an efficient and streamlined search process to support your board search needs that takes the complication out of matching great female candidates with board opportunities. We define, promote, and sustain the presence of women on boards through our online community of 450+ women across 45 countries who are senior professionals seeking private and public company board service. Feel free to get in touch via info@theboardroomafrica.com
We source and match candidates from our membership and extensive networks to find you exceptional female candidates. Our members are not charged a fee to be part of our network. If you are a company in search of placement support, contact info@theboardroomafrica.com for more details regarding rates for services.
We pride ourselves on efficient responses to membership and endorsement requests. If you have not heard back from us within 10 working days of submitting your request, please get in contact with us via info@theboardoomafrica.com
Our Member Profile Form teases out and captures a wealth of information on all our members, from their current and previous board and investment committee positions to their preferences on board type and industry. The more information you provide us, the better we can advocate for you during the board search process.
We additionally request that all candidates applying for a role complete a Role Application Form, which provides an opportunity to delve into greater detail on your suitability and fit with role requirements.
We actively communicate detailed feedback to our members regarding their applications for open roles.