Recently I spent a morning consulting with a CEO and his executive staff about glass ceiling issues. Like most Silicon Valley companies, they had no women VPs, only a handful of women directors, and not many women senior managers. Worse yet, the few women they had were leaving. Lawsuits should be the least of your worries.
Women are a strategic issue.
American car makers ignored the trend and continued to market to men who wanted muscle machines. The new Japanese imports gained women's attention with non-sexist ads, and their allegiance with smaller, easier to handle, reliable cars. Women in the executive suite may prevent such shortsightedness. Think of a company as you do your investment portfolio. In researching gender issues, I've discovered some interesting studies.