HQ FINANCIAL VIEWS Volume IX, Issue II, September 2014 More Women On Corporate Boards© 30 WOMEN JOINING ILLINOIS CORPORATE BOARDS 1994-2013 26 25 NASDAQ COMPANIES 22 20 13 NYSE COMPANIES 18 15 14 14 14 14 8 3 12 6 1 10 7 9 3 8 4 6 13 5 5 5 5 11 11 10 0 4 2 8 8 0 3 4 6 5 7 3 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 4 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 01 1 1 1 1 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 More Women On Corporate Boards© by Kathy Graham
[email protected] Twitter: @TheHQCompanies SUMMARY i.e., front line (not staff) positions with full This paper is the author’s answer to a question profit and loss responsibility for a sizeable frequently posed by many accomplished women for profit corporation or a large division of regarding how to be considered for a position on a a major company. U.S. corporate board of directors. Completed using 2. Over 90% do not work for nor are they the latest available public data as of 7/31/14, the obviously related to the company’s top research captures two emerging structural shifts in leaders. the U.S., one the likely result of economic changes 3. Around 70% have advanced degrees (JD, and the other likely due to a societal trend. MA, MBA, PhD) or certifications (CPA, CFA). FIRST STRUCTURAL SHIFT: The number 4.