Startup creates all-Black, all-female board of directors
The diversity policy of the recruitment and selection company 99Jobs has established a board of directors made up exclusively of six black women with successful experiences, in order to leverage different perspectives and innovate. They all have enviable CVs and complementary skills and competencies that are relevant to the business strategy. In four meetings throughout the year, the six board members exchanged experiences, gave advice, and designed strategies for the company.On the board are: Benilda Brito, master in social management, activist for the Malala Foundation, and CEO of Múcua Consultoria, which focuses on diversity and inclusion; Dilma Campos, CEO and founder of ESG consultancy Nossa Praia; Helena Bertho, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Nubank; Camila Valverde, director of impact at the UN Global Compact in Brazil; Simone Nascimento, a doctor and consultant for the UN’s Women Lead 2030 Movement; Sabrina Nazario, electrical engineer and Chief Data Officer at Schneider Electric."What’s missing to increase the representation of Black women on boards is opportunity," said Jandaraci Araújo, co-founder of Conselheira 101, which trains Black professionals for boards. "In the program, we’ve had people with master’s degrees, PhDs, who speak three languages, who have lived abroad, and yet they still face questions about their ability and need to prove their experience." She points out: "There’s no need to lower the bar."Ms. Araújo criticizes companies that put a Black person in a high position to show that they care about diversity, as well as those that only give Black people the opportunity to contribute with skills related to diversity and inclusion.Elisângela Almeida, co-founder of Conselheira 101, says that, more than coaching or mentoring, the role of Conselheira 101 is to show participants that they can occupy positions in collegiate bodies, and to show society that there are Black women qualified to be in these seats. "Women exist, they always have. What exists is a problem of a lack of networking, which we are solving," she said.Of the 106 participants in Conselheira 101 in 2020, 47% are on boards; others have had significant career changes. Ms. Almeida points out, however, that more than half of those who are not yet on boards are recent graduates—the latest edition was completed in mid-October. "Among those in the first group, more than 90% got a seat," she said.With more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas...
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