????企業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)們也必須幫助讓勝任的女性進入董事會，無論是在管理崗位上言傳身教，還是培訓(xùn)她們成為稱職的董事。哈姆林說，馬來西亞政府通過提供官方的董事預(yù)備課程、幫助培訓(xùn)女性人才。在美國，女性可以在大學(xué)或者Intrabond這樣的公司學(xué)習(xí)高管教育課程。哈姆林說，這是必要的一步，就算男性董事沒這種要求。她說：“嘗試將一個新的群體帶入董事會，按董事會現(xiàn)有的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，你拿的薪酬可能太高了?！?/p>

????傳統(tǒng)的自由市場觀點雖然不足以推動女性進入董事會，但它最終將給公司帶來最佳的管理策略。越來越多的證據(jù)表明，優(yōu)秀的管理策略包括選舉那些可以給董事會帶來多樣化經(jīng)驗和理念的董事。

????“我不明白為什么美國（在這方面）落在后面，“哈姆林說?！暗绻汩_始看到這些……先行的國家獲得了成效，那么這股趨勢就不會回頭了，因為它們已經(jīng)這么做了，它們已經(jīng)證明給世界看了?！?/p>

????Leaders at companies will also have to help get qualified women there, either by mentoring women on the management track, or training them to be good board members. In Malaysia, the government is helping to train capable women by offering official board preparation courses, Hamlin says. In the United States, women can take executive education courses at universities or companies like Intrabond. This is a necessary step, says Hamlin, even if it wasn't required of their male board member colleagues. "When you're trying to move a new group into the boardroom, you're overcompensating by the standards that are in the board already," she says.

????While a traditional free-market attitude may not be enough to place women on boards, it will ultimately reward the companies with the best management strategies. Evidence is mounting that good management strategies include electing board members who can bring diverse experiences and ideas to the table.

????"I don't know why we're sluggish," says Hamlin, "but if you start to see these … spunky countries get results, then there's no turning back because you say, 'they've done it. They've shown the world.'"