Edison International board member Michael Camuñez was going over the proxy statement for a coming shareholder meeting in 2018 when he noticed that the utility holding company listed the race, ethnicity and gender of its directors, but not their sexual orientation or gender identity.
He floated the idea of adding that information to the annual regulatory filing. His fellow board members quickly agreed. Today, Camuñez, one of two Hispanic board members, is also identified as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
From the Me Too movement to the murder of George Floyd, pressure has increased on overwhelmingly white and male corporate boards to address historic racial and gender inequities. Far less attention has been paid to the scarcity of LGBTQ directors.
Poster Comment:
Shit yes, while we're at it let's make sure Catatonic Disabled Individuals are not excluded from those prized airline pilot positions. I'm not saying queers can't be CEOs, but why promote any mental disorder?