The irony in the criticism was that Fearless Girl would have to fight for her place in the world. Since it commissioned Fearless Girl for International Women’s Day in 2017, State Street has continued to push for board diversity. Proxy advisory Glass Lewis has cited Fearless Girl as central to what it deems the “strategic upheaval” in the board gender diversity conversation. How was it that board diversity was so lacking when it is board diversity that aids strategic decision making, BlackRock wanted to know. As for Fearless Girl, she still awaits notification of her final address.

Source: thestar October 01, 2018 09:00 UTC