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After years of ‘glacial change,’ women now hold more than 1 in 4 corporate board seats

Since making a commitment five years ago to increase diversity - not only in gender and race, but in varying skill sets - Best Buy has added six board members, five of whom have been women

In this Nov. 22, 2018 photo, a man looks at televisions during an early Black Friday sale at a Best Buy store in Overland Park, Kan. The retailer is one of just six companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index where women make up the majority of board members. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
In this Nov. 22, 2018 photo, a man looks at televisions during an early Black Friday sale at a Best Buy store in Overland Park, Kan. The retailer is one of just six companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index where women make up the majority of board members. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)Read moreCharlie Riedel / AP
    by Jena McGregor, Washington Post
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