Women’s Executive Circle of New York (WECNY) has collaborated with Cornell University’s Institute for Women and Work to help improve the standing of women in business leadership positions. Together, we have conducted a quantitative research study that evaluates the state of women in executive positions in the top 100 public companies headquartered in NY. This study, first in a series of annual reports, 2007 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders In New York, will be made available to the NY business community and state and city legislators and policymakers.Click to view census
WECNY's Top 25
We looked at NY's 100 largest publicly traded companies and identified the Top 25 - companies with at least 20% women board directors and executive officers.
Our data reveals generally that although some progress has been made, women remain an untapped resource in NY boardrooms and executive suites. View our full study to see which companies made the Top 25 and how they distinguished themselves for diversifying corporate leadership. Click to view census
2007 New York Census Results
Board of Directors:
Women hold 15.6% of 1129 board seats in NY's top 100 public companies
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14% have 0 women serving on their board of directors
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24% have 1 woman serving on their board of directors
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21% have 3 or more women serving on their board of directors.
Executive Officers:
Women account for 11.9% of the 354 executive officers in NY's top 100 public companies
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More than 50% (67 companies) have 0 women executive officers
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8 companies have 2 or more women executive officers
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4 companies have a woman serving as CEO
To become a member of WECNY or to learn more about the organization, please send an email to info@wecny.com
