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49 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 669 (2017-2018)
Addressing the Lack of Diversity on Corporate Boards: Building Responsive Law School Pedagogy and Curriculum

handle is hein.journals/luclj49 and id is 703 raw text is: Addressing the Lack of Diversity on Corporate Boards: Building Responsive Law School Pedagogy and Curriculum Melinda S. Molina* INTRODUCTION ................................... ..... 669 I. CORPORATE BOARD DIVERSITY .................... ..... 670 II. BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING GREATER DIVERSITY ...... ...... 672 III. MODEST CURRICULUM PROPOSALS ..................... 674 CONCLUSION. ..........................................676 INTRODUCTION Corporations hold incredible power over many aspects of American life. Their power and influence are felt in our economic, political, and educational systems.1 Recent corporate scandals demonstrate the havoc that corporations can wreak on housing markets, job markets, and the global marketplace.2 Scholars have long posited that greater corporate board diversity will lead to better strategic decisionmaking, organizational behavior, and financial performance. Yet, the underrepresentation of women and people of color serving on corporate boards and the barriers to achieving greater diversity persist. Common barriers include stereotypes about aptitude and capabilities, the scarcity of mentors and role models, and the lack of access to informal networks. Another obstacle to gaining greater corporate board diversity is the over- reliance on traditional recruitment practices. Given these barriers, can law schools build responsive pedagogy and curriculum that help? Maybe. The goal of this Essay is to explore and * Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law at Capital University Law School. 1. Andr6 Douglas Pond Cummings, Steven A. Ramirez, & Cheryl L. Wade, Toward a Critical Corporate Law Pedagogy and Scholarship, 92 WASH. U. L. REv. 397 (2014) (providing an in- depth examination of the role that corporations play in the U.S. housing market, the prison industrial complex, electoral processes, immigration, and educational policies). 2. Id 669

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