Sandberg is first woman on Facebook board

The appointment, announced on Monday, only somewhat appeased UltraViolet, a women’s rights advocacy group which delivered a petition signed by 53,000 people to Facebook in April, urging the company to diversify its board. “It is a good first step,” said Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet. “Until today, the board was all male, but it continues to be all white.”