????談到公司董事，普遍認為 “沒有足夠多的合格女性候選人”，蘭批評了這種說法。“‘（女性人才）供給不足’是胡扯，”她說。“事實上有資質的人數遠遠多過董事會空缺席位，因此競爭非常激烈。你得找到一位證明人，一位‘圈內人’為你證明。”

????為了給這些女性高管與尋找董事的公司牽線搭橋，上個月Catalyst推出了一項服務——Corporate Board Resource。它的功能就像是一個票據交換所。在這里，Catalyst的成員公司CEO（“圈子”看門人）為那些職業經歷和技能符合董事會要求的女性提供認證。“擁有一位CEO的證明會非常有競爭力，”蘭說。“它能讓你在一些本無法引人注意的地方引起關注。”

????董事會遴選委員會也可以看看另一個人才池：總部位于芝加哥的非營利組織“200人委員會”（The Committee of 200）如今包含全球100個不同行業、超過400位高才干女性。200人委員會成員、前安永（Ernst & Young）高管簡?巴邊科如今已是三家公司董事會的成員。

????“你必須將（尋求董事會席位）當作一次求職，只是簡歷需要略作修改，反映董事會的需求，”巴邊科建議。“利用你的人脈，讓他們知道你在找這樣的機會。”

????巴邊科也為其他女性提供介紹，過去一年幫助7位找到了董事職位。“女性必須互相幫助，”她說。“在我爭取董事席位的過程中，其他女性也幫了我很大的忙。現在我要把這種幫助傳遞給其他人。”這種男性慣用的拓展人脈的方式或許最終能幫助女性董事人數突破當前的平臺期。（財富中文網）

????As for corporate board seats, Lang pooh-poohs the widespread notion that there just aren't enough qualified female candidates. "The 'supply problem' is a myth," she says. "But there are more qualified people than there are openings on boards, so it's very competitive. You need a champion, someone who is already 'in the club' and will vouch for you."

????To connect board-ready female executives with companies looking for directors, Catalyst last month launched a service called Corporate Board Resource, a clearinghouse where CEOs of Catalyst member companies -- the gatekeepers of "the club" -- endorse women whose experience qualifies them for board seats. "Having the imprimatur of a CEO is tremendously powerful," Lang says. "It gets you noticed in places where you otherwise wouldn't be."

????Another talent pool where board recruiting committees might cast a line: The Committee of 200, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that now numbers more than 400 high-powered women in 100 different industries worldwide. Jan Babiak, a former Ernst & Young executive, is a Committee of 200 member who sits on three corporate boards.

????"You have to treat [pursuing a board seat] like a job hunt, only with a revised resume that reflects what boards are looking for," Babiak advises. "Reach out to your network and let people know you're looking."

????Babiak has given referrals to other women, which helped seven of them land directorships in the past year. "Women have to support each other," she says. "Other women helped me tremendously in getting my board seats, so now I'm paying it forward." That kind of networking, which men have been doing forever, could be what finally budges the number of female directors off its current plateau.