Heather Spilsbury
Heather Spilsbury is a dynamic and visionary leader, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at 50/50 Women on Boards, a global 501c3 non-profit…
50/50 Women on Boards shares a mutual desire to ignite meaningful change across all corporate leadership levels and bring attention to the business imperative of diverse boards.
In 2010 we launched 2020 Women on Boards, now 50/50 Women on Boards™, to educate, advocate and collaborate with corporations and action groups committed to advancing women to corporate boards. We created our proprietary 50/50 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Directory and Index™ to transparently track the progress of women, and report insights that compel good corporate governance.
Reaching and exceeding our initial triumphant goal of 20% women directors by 2020, our new campaign boldly calls for gender balance and diversity on corporate boards of the Russell 3000 Index companies.
WHAT DRIVES US.
We at 50/50 Women on Boards share a mutual desire to ignite meaningful change across all corporate leadership levels, and bring attention to the business imperative of equitable boards.
In 2010 we launched 2020 Women on Boards, now 50/50 Women on Boards™, to educate, advocate and collaborate with corporations and action groups committed to advancing women onto corporate boards. We created our proprietary 50/50 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index™ to transparently track the progress of women, and report insights that compel good corporate governance.
Reaching our initial triumphant goal of 20% women directors by 2020, our new campaign boldly calls for gender balance and diversity on corporate boards of the Russell 3000 Index companies. But how do we get there?
What gets measured gets done. The misconception that there aren’t enough qualified women to serve on company boards of directors has always been a false narrative, and a roadblock to progress.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that of the overall number of women that make up the labor force, roughly 60% are white women and little more than 36% are identified as women of color. Of those women, only 32.8% of white women, and 10.8% of women of color hold management positions. Given those statistics, women of color should represent at least 18% of the corporate board seats, but even then these numbers are not a fair representation of women, capable of serving on a board. It starts with the opportunities provided to women, especially women from underrepresented communities.
To encourage change, our brand promise is to lead the way to gender balance and diversity on all corporate boards.
Like all things that matter, reaching our goals requires the commitment and collective effort of us all. In support of our vision we will educate, advocate and collaborate with people, and like-minded corporations, on the business imperative of diverse gender-balanced boards, implemented through our research, educational programs, and public awareness campaigns.
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