In 2022, there were 414 new board members appointed in Fortune 500 companies. Women accounted for 40 percent of those new directors in 2022. That was a decrease of five percentage points compared to the previous year. The share of women in the Fortune 500 board increased over the last decade.
Percentage of new women directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2022
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Heidrick & Struggles. (March 7, 2023). Percentage of new women directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547918/percentage-of-new-women-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
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Heidrick & Struggles. (2023). Percentage of new women directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547918/percentage-of-new-women-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
Heidrick & Struggles. "Percentage of New Women Directors on Fortune 500 Boards from 2009 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547918/percentage-of-new-women-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
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