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February 11, 2025-

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GDI: Third Quarter 2024 Key Findings

As of September 30, 2024, our report, in partnership with our Exclusive Data Partner Equilar, shows that…

November 6, 2024-

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2024 Gender Diversity Index Report

Breaking the 30% Barrier! Women now hold 30% of the corporate board seats and women of color…

September 9, 2024-

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GDI: First Quarter 2024 Key Findings

Our latest report, in collaboration with our Exclusive Data Partner Equilar, as of March 31, 2024, highlights…

May 1, 2024-

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GDI: Fourth Quarter 2023 Key Findings

As of December 31, 2023, women hold 29.4% of the board seats, a 0.2 percentage point increase…

February 6, 2024-

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Laura Zehm appointed to 1st Capital Bancorp Board of Directors

50 Women to Watch for Boards 2023 Finalist, Laura Zehm, was recently appointed to the Board of…

January 9, 2024-

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Sandra Sanchez-Oldenhage appointed to Procaps Group Board of Directors

Congratulations to 50 Women to Watch for Boards 2023 Finalist, Sandra Sanchez-Oldenhage, for her appointment to the Board…

December 12, 2023-

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GDI: Third Quarter 2023 Key Findings

As of September 30, 2023, women hold 29.2% of the board seats, a 0.2 percentage point increase…

December 4, 2023-

2023 Gender Diversity Index™ Annual Report

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2023 Gender Diversity Index Report

Women now hold 29% of the corporate board seats, and women of color 7%, but the pace…

September 18, 2023-

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Bloomberg: Scores of Men Retiring From Boards Open Record Seats to Women

Boards don’t have to wait for men to retire, said Heather Spilsbury, chief operating officer at 50/50 Women…

June 22, 2023-

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Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast: Increasing Gender Diversity in Corporate Governance

Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast • Jun 21, 2023 Heather Spilsbury, Chief Operating Officer at 50/50 Women on Boards,…

June 21, 2023-

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50/50 Women on Boards Reveals Inaugural 50 Women to Watch for Boards List

50/50 Women on Boards Reveals Inaugural 50 Women to Watch for Boards List: Bridging the Gap for…

June 20, 2023-

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Forbes.com: Designing A Post-Career Of Board Service

Dr. Keith Dorsey, Director Coach at our Los Angeles In-Person Networking Event, talks to Forbes.com and lists…

May 16, 2023-

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GDI: First Quarter 2023 Key Findings

As of March 31, 2023, women hold 28.9% of the board seats, a 0.5 percentage point increase…

May 15, 2023-

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Fast Company: Black women hold just 4% of corporate board positions

While a startling only 4% of corporate board seats of S&P 500 companies are held by black…

May 11, 2023-

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American Diversity Report: Increasing Women on Corporate Boards – By James D. White

James D. White, a member of the 50 Women to Watch Selection Committee for 50/50 Women on…

May 9, 2023-

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Women leaders working to help ensure our best future

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentioned 50/50 Women on Boards in their Opinion: Women leaders working to help ensure…

March 13, 2023-

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Morningstar: Women Make Progress on Corporate Boards, but C-Suite Gains Are Scant

Morningstar featured 50/50 Women on Boards’ Gender Diversity Index Fourth Quarter 2022 Key Findings research in their…

March 8, 2023-

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Yahoo! News: Women land top economic policy posts as profession faces wider reckoning

Yahoo! News cited 50/50 Women on Boards’ Gender Diversity Index Fourth Quarter 2022 Key Findings research in…

March 8, 2023-

Gender Diversity Index Fourth Quarter 2022 Key Findings

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GDI: Fourth Quarter 2022 Key Findings

As of Dec. 31, 2022, women held 28.4% of the corporate board seats on the Russell 3000.…

February 14, 2023-

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There’s a Known Shortage of Women on Public Boards,but What’s Happening on Private Boards?

In what may come as a surprise to no one, there still aren’t enough women on corporate…

November 28, 2022-

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GDI: Third Quarter 2022 Key Findings

Using the data provided by our partner Equilar, the pace for women joining boards in Q3 2022,…

November 22, 2022-

Annual Report

2022 Gender Diversity Index Report

Dedicated to transparently tracking the progress of women on corporate boards, the 50/50 Women on Boards Gender…

November 14, 2022-

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Break on Through – Women Leadership in Financial Services

Deloitte finds that women comprise just over half of the population yet account for only 24% of…

June 24, 2022-

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A STATEMENT FROM 50/50 WOMEN ON BOARDS ON THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNING ROE v. WADE

The 50/50 Women on Boards campaign was founded on our fundamental belief that women and men are…

June 24, 2022-

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GDI: First Quarter 2022 Key Findings

Using the data provided by our partner Equilar, as of March 31, 2022, women hold 27.3% of…

June 8, 2022-

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A ‘watershed year’ for women on corporate boards

With many women still not returning to work after Covid-19 lockdowns and many of them still reporting...

April 15, 2022-

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Column: California’s landmark corporate diversity law was overturned. What happens next?

Critics of the movement to make corporate boards more diverse by adding women and ethnic minorities...

April 8, 2022-

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Women’s representation on boards sees best-ever growth in ‘watershed’ year

Women held 27% of all board seats in 2021, reflecting the largest ever year-over-year increase in...

April 7, 2022-

Special Reports

Women Leading Boards

To gain a holistic view of the progress made by women over the past year, Women Leading…

April 5, 2022-

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Nasdaq Diversity Rules Take Hold on 2021 IPOs

Nasdaq’s Diversity Rule, approved by the SEC last August, did what it set out to do: improve…

April 1, 2022-

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Meet The Founders On A Mission To Facilitate 75,000 Board Opportunities For Women

As more companies commit to D&I programs, more women join the board of directors...

March 8, 2022-

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State law mandating gender equity on corporate boards yields results, but work still yet to be done

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire is the CEO of 50/50 Women on Boards, the nonprofit group that advocated...

March 4, 2022-

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The Secret to Getting More Women on Corporate Boards: The $100,000 Threat

What California’s experiment in mandating gender diversity shows about how easy — and how beneficial...

February 25, 2022-

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Women on boards are not growing as fast – here’s why

Local public companies are adding women to their boards at a slower rate today. The reasons behind...

February 25, 2022-

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GDI: Fourth Quarter 2021 Key Findings

Using the data provided by our partner Equilar, as of December 31, 2021, women hold 26.7% of…

February 24, 2022-

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Women’s Gains on Bank Boards at Risk of Stalling

Women on corporate boards at the largest U.S. banks are at risk of stalling out at about…

February 15, 2022-

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Renee Fraser’s KABC Radio show

non-media interview...

February 2, 2022-

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A Proxy Season and Annual Report Guide to 2022

The 2022 proxy season will continue to be affected by the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic...

February 2, 2022-

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GDI: Third Quarter 2021 Key Findings

Third Quarter 2021 Key Findings: Using the data provided by Equilar we analyze, track, and publish data…

December 9, 2021-

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How Boardroom Diversity Has Evolved in the #MeToo Era

Efforts to increase the percentage of women on corporate boards in the U.S. achieved a milestone this…

October 20, 2021-

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In healthcare, women hold 25% of board seats: 5 findings to know for 2021

The percentage of women on boards has grown in 2021, making the most considerable one-year growth in…

October 20, 2021-

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50/50 Women on Boards study says women now hold more than 25% of corporate board seats

"The percentage of women holding board seats at Russell 3000 companies has continued to increase and in…

October 20, 2021-

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Alyssa Kuchta of f.y.b. Jewelry: “Identify your strengths and learn to delegate”

In order to empower the next generation of women leaders, we need to show them what’s possible,…

October 20, 2021-

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California outlawed the all-white-male boardroom. That move is reshaping corporate America

Even as the mandates on women and people of color have become a flashpoint in the culture…

October 20, 2021-

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Success Has Many Mothers – Here Are The Women Who Paved The Way For Nasdaq’s Bold Effort To Put More Women On Boards — Just Approved By The SEC

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire was one of the unstoppable forces behind California’s 2018 law requiring boards of companies headquartered…

October 20, 2021-

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Endeavor Adds Post House Capital CEO Jacqueline Reses to Board of Directors

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, CEO of the nonprofit 50/50 Women on Boards organization, hailed Endeavor’s addition of Reses to…

October 20, 2021-

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Why credit unions have more women CEOs than banks do

For U.S. banks and credit unions with between $1 billion and $5 billion of assets, 13% of…

October 20, 2021-

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50/50 Women on Boards Reveals Gender Diversity Index Key Findings, Largest Year-Over-Year Increase in Women on Corporate Boards on the Russell 3000

50/50 Women on Boards™ (50/50WOB), a leading non-profit education and advocacy campaign driving the movement toward gender…

October 20, 2021-

Annual Report

2021 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index

The 50/50 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index is an annual review of the gender and diversity…

October 5, 2021-

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Mandating Board Diversity in California

A recent California law requires companies in the state with over 6 people on its board of…

August 23, 2021-

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Women of Color Missing From California Boards as Deadlines Near

"California companies are scrambling to bring on diverse board members ahead of a new state law’s end-of-year…

August 23, 2021-

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California Effort to Increase Number of Women on Corporate Boards Suffers Setback

California’s groundbreaking law requiring corporations to have at least one women on their board of directors has…

August 23, 2021-

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Host of Coastside Conversations, Catherine Peery interviews Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire on Pescadero Public Radio

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, Chief Executive Officer, 50/50 Women on Boards, discusses what corporations, male allies and women can…

August 23, 2021-

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Only One Major U.S. Entertainment Company Board Has Achieved Gender Parity

Only one major entertainment company has already met the goal set by the 50/50 Women on Boards…

August 23, 2021-

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Women Near One-Third of Board Seats at S&P 500 Banks

The percentage of women directors on firms in the S&P 500 Banks index in May rose to…

August 23, 2021-

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Women Near One-Third of Board Seats at S&P 500 Banks

Women are close to controlling a third of director seats on the boards of major U.S. banks,…

July 13, 2021-

Special Reports

50/50 Women on Boards Releases Q1 2021 Key Findings

Using the data provided by Equilar, as of Mar. 31, 2021, 50/50 Women on Boards Gender Diversity…

July 13, 2021-

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One is Not Done: Sketchers

We challenged Skechers (SKK, NYSE) to put a woman on its all-male board in February 2018. In…

July 13, 2021-

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Smith Micro

Pittsburgh-based Smith Micro (NASDAQ: SMSI) develops software solutions for leading wireless service providers in the US

June 19, 2021-

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CarGurus May

Women buy more than half of the cars sold in the U.S., account for more than half…

June 19, 2021-

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Vivint May

We're puzzled. Forbes Magazine named Vivint Smart Home (NYSE: VVNT) to its list of 500 companies...

June 19, 2021-

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National Healthcare Corp April

Take action: as part of our advocacy efforts, and our new vision to accelerate gender balance on…

June 19, 2021-

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Zerox March

Xerox (NYSE, XRX) is such a trailblazer that its brand has become a household name!

June 19, 2021-

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50/50 Women on Boards Reveals Gender Diversity Index Key Findings.

50/50 Women on Boards Reveals Gender Diversity Index Key Findings; Quantifies Commitment to Diversity with Women of…

May 15, 2021-

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50/50 Women on Boards Releases Fourth Quarter Key Findings

Using data provided by Equilar, as of Dec 31, 2020, 50/50 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index™…

April 28, 2021-

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GM Taps Meg Whitman, NBA Executive for Its Board

Meg Whitman, shown in January 2020, most recently was CEO of Quibi, a short-form streaming-video service that…

April 6, 2021-

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GM just became only automaker with board of directors that’s majority women

General Motors is adding two high-profile executives to its board of directors and expanding its commitment to…

April 6, 2021-

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Women Leadership Magazine, USA

Celebrating Women's History Month, with 50/50 Women on Boards Featured on page 76.

April 6, 2021-

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Dun & Bradstreet: You’re a ZERO

Dun & Bradstreet (NYS: DNB) was the only top 25 IPO company of 2020 to go public…

March 5, 2021-

Special Reports

Make an Impact — Where to start?

Independent research shows when three or more women serve on a board business profitably, productivity and workplace…

March 1, 2021-

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Just One Major U.S. IPO Debuted With an All-Male Board in 2020

Bloomberg | The deluge of pressure around gender parity is starting to pay off. Dun & Bradstreet…

February 23, 2021-

Special Reports

2020 Top 25 IPO Report

An Annual Review of Women’s Status on the Top 25 IPO Company Boards, Ranked by Market Cap.

February 22, 2021-

Special Reports

2020 When Women Lead Report

We reviewed companies in the Russell 3000 (R3000) Index, the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S.,…

February 18, 2021-

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On November 12, The Global Conversation on Board Diversity: Women Leaders Changing the World, will kick-off a…

February 18, 2021-

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One is Not Done – Our New Challenge

In addition to our challenges to companies with no women directors (yes, there are still a few),…

February 15, 2021-

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The Business Case for Boardroom Diversity

New York Times | When big banks see a benefit in helping companies recruit more diverse directors,…

February 10, 2021-

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Oregon bill sets requirements for corporate board diversity

Biz Journals | HB 3130 would require boards for publicly traded companies in Oregon to have a…

February 3, 2021-

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How This Board Member And Investor Serves As A Role Model In Boardroom Diversity

Capitol Weekly | Boardroom diversity continues to be a topic of conversation. Although it continues to be…

January 29, 2021-

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Board Gains Prompt Women to Set New 50% Representation Goal

Bloomberg | A group that sought 20% representation has hit that mark and is pushing Russell 3000…

January 13, 2021-

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Clarus Corporation | Salt Lake City, UT (October 2020)

Advocacy for women’s equal participation and representation in the outdoor industry continues to grow. Forbes reported that women’s…

October 2, 2020-

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PET IQ | Eagle, ID (September 2020)

Idaho based PetIQ (NASDAQ PetQ) is a $700 million provider of veterinary services and manufacturer of pet…

September 17, 2020-

Annual Report

2020 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index

Published annually, our 50/50 Woman on Boards Gender Diversity Index™ measures the percentage of board seats held…

September 3, 2020-

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NATHAN’S FAMOUS | Jericho, NY (August 2020)

During these dog days of summer, we’re thinking hotdogs, specifically, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs (NASDAQ NATH), a…

August 10, 2020-

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FIRSTCASH | Fort Worth, TX (June 2020)

In the age of COVID-19, in states across the country, pawnshops are considered an essential business, helping…

June 2, 2020-

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A10 NETWORKS, INC., CRYOPORT, INC., DASAN ZHONE SOLUTIONS, INC.; ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. AND SIGMA DESIGNS, INC. CA | (May 2020)

In 2018, California passed the first-ever law to require companies headquartered in the state to add women…

May 23, 2020-

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EBIX | Johns Creek, GA (February 2020)

Ebix (NASDAQ:EBIX) is a global supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance, financial and…

February 17, 2020-

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Why 2019 Was a Breakthrough Year for Women in the Boardroom

The New York Times | It was the only company of the 25 largest public offerings in 2019…

August 19, 2019-

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