Female Directors: You’ve Come A Long Way, But…
By Gene Marbach
In an analysis of its database of over 30,000 board seats, The Corporate Library shows that female board participation is still in its early stages. Almost 90 percent of S&P 500 companies do have at least one woman on their boards, which accounts for the perception in some quarters that women’s representation is widespread. However, only 60 percent of companies comprising the Russell 3000 as a whole, and only half of Russell 2000 companies, have at least one female director. This demonstrates that gender diversity is much less prevalent in the universe beyond the largest and highest-profile companies...
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