She said that the current rule that all sexual harassment charges be corroborated by other witnesses has no basis in law. The company's vice president in charge of anti-discrimination law compliance testified last year that it was true many women were being harassed, and that they were afraid to come forward for fear of retaliation. Women Still Not Represented in Boardrooms At a symposium in Baltimore yesterday, executives discussed how to increase the low representation of women in companies' boards of directors. The symposium was sponsored by Network 2000, a group of women leaders promoting women's advancement in Baltimore businesses. While it attracted mostly women executives, a few male CEOs spoke in support of gender parity on corporate boards.
Boards offer women name recognition and a reputation for business expertise and community service.
The University of California Board of Regents plans to vote tomorrow on whether same-sex partners of UC employees can recieve health care and housing benefits. The domestic partner benefits are supported by UC President Atkinson. The regents expect the vote to pass the finance committee, but said the board's vote was unknown. We are a separate state agency that cannot discriminate based on race and gender. When we give different benefits, then it's discrimination.