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This project examines women’s representation in corporate governance at the largest companies in the United States. It provides critical statistics to gauge women’s advancement into leadership and highlights the gender diversity gap. Each year Catalyst tracks:

• Women’s share of all board seats and of positions of board leadership.
• The representation of women of color directors.
• Companies with 0 percent, 25 percent or more, and 40 percent or more women directors.
• Companies with zero to three or more women of color directors.

Mentor Circle Sponsor: Ernst & Young

Research Partners: Bloomberg, BMO Financial Group, Chevron Corporation, Credit Suisse, Dell Inc., Deloitte LLP, Desjardins Group, Deutsche Bank AG, Ernst & Young, General Motors Company, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation, KeyBank, McDonald’s Corporation, Sodexo, Inc., UPS