Sometimes "Y" chromosomes just aren't enough
Posted by Diane Danielson at 10:55 AM

ChicagoBusiness.com takes a look at the ongoing battle to get more "X" chromosomes in the board room.

When Cheryl Francis walked into her first board meeting at Lands' End Inc. three years ago, she was the only woman in the room. The topic that day: how to attract the working-woman shopper.

It was the first time the Wisconsin-based direct merchant, which sold mostly to women, had a woman on the board. Ms. Francis sat back and listened.

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