Silicon Valley is the nation’s hub for technology advancement, innovation, dynamic thinking and progressive politics. But when it comes to America’s leading technology companies in Northern California, the composition of their board of directors is anything but diverse.

Does the boys’ club atmosphere of the corporate boards impact on businesses?  And would the presence of women and minorities change matters?  Do shareholders care enough to effect this?  Women on Silicon Valley Boards

The Credit Suisse Research Institute found that, from 2005 to 2011, the shares of companies with at least one woman on the board outperformed those without any women.  The New Yorker Reports