ISS noted that gender diversity policies of such issuers should include a clear commitment to increase board gender diversity within a reasonable time period, with measurable goals and/or targets, and that use of boilerplate or contradictory language may result in "withhold" voting recommendations for directors. ISS would also consider such issuers' disclosed approach to considering gender diversity in executive officer positions when formulating a voting recommendation. The ISS 2019 guidelines have expanded the scope of the above policy beyond Standard and Poor (S&P)/TSX Composite Index issuers to also apply to other issuers that ISS designates as being "widely-held," based on the number of ISS clients holding securities of the issuer. For the 2019 proxy season, Glass Lewis has updated its board gender diversity policy to state that it will generally recommend a "withhold" vote for the chair of the nominating committee if an issuer has no female directors on its board.