Nasdaq Inc. aims to require listed companies to include women and people of diverse racial identities or sexual orientation on their boards, a move that could prompt change at hundreds of companies.

The exchange operator filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would require listed companies to have at least one woman on their boards, in addition to a director who is a minority or one who is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Nasdaq defined underrepresented minorities as individuals self-identifying…

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