50/50 Women on Boards™ Annual Gender Diversity Index™ Report Reveals Setback in Board Diversity
September 30, 2025
50/50 Women on Boards™ (50/50WOB), the leading global non-profit education and advocacy group dedicated to positively impacting corporate governance, announced that as of June 30, 2025, women hold 30.1% of the Russell 3000 Index company board seats. This represents a mere 0.1 percentage point increase from 30% in Q2 2024, the smallest gain in over a decade. Using data provided by its Exclusive Data Partner, Equilar, the 50/50 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index reveals that the percentage of women joining boards has stalled, and the number of new seats gained compared to previous years has decreased.
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