More women are on big company boards, but the numbers are still shockingly low

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Today, women hold an average of 25% of board seats at S&P 500 companies, up from 15% a decade ago. Women now account for at least a third of the board seats at each of 122 companies on the index. Five years ago, that was only true at 40 companies.

Women business leaders are gaining a stronger foothold in the boardrooms of America's biggest companies.

Yet the number of women on corporate boards still remains very low considering women's long and successful track record in the workforce, the fact that they make up half the population and that diversity in the top ranks has been shown to be good for the bottom line.More from Success When CEOs date employees, it can get messy fastWhat you can do now to prepare for a layoff later

Today, women hold an average of 25% of board seats at S&P 500 companies, up from 15% a decade ago, according to data from BoardEx. Women now account for at least a third of the board seats at each of 122 companies on the index. Five years ago, that was only true at 40 companies.

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How many women are on the board of ATT the owner of CNN

Everything is either race or gender related with CNN. Why is the media forcing companies to give undeserving people jobs based on race or gender.

Thank you President Trump

If women start doing their business and having own companies then it wouldn't be so 'shockingly' low, would it?

Here we go again - QUOTAS. We do not need quotas. BBCWorld

Now they can work without leave 😁

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What about raccoons?!

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Excellent! Now the other board members can enjoy home made cookies!

I still dont care about the gender, i want competent people on those boards

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